Monday, July 23, 2012

God is Enough


One of St. Teresa of Avila’s most moving prayers echoes this past Sunday’s psalm in its recognition that trust in God can get us through the most difficult times:

Let nothing trouble you.
Let nothing scare you.
All is fleeting.
God alone is unchanging.
Patience.
Everything obtains.
He who possesses God
Wants for nothing.
God alone suffices.

St. Teresa’s words have been put to music by the Catholic composer David Haas. To hear this beautiful prayer song, click on the following link, “God Alone is Enough,” scroll down to MP3, and click on the small Microphone icon to the right of center of the page.  The song is also available on David Haas’s “God is Here” CD.

Source of St. Teresa’s prayer:  From The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila Volume Three translated by Kieran Kavanaugh and Otilio Rodriquez (c) 1985 by Washington Province of Discalced Carmelites ICS Publications 2131 Lincoln Road, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002 U.S.A.

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