When such a good Friend is present, when one has such a good Captain who first bore the suffering, everything can be endured: He helps us, strengthens us, and never abandons us; He is a true Friend. And I clearly recognize – and I knew this before – that if we want to please God and receive great graces from Him, He wants to give them to us through this most holy Humanity, about which His Majesty said that He finds delight in it. I have experienced this many times, and the Lord has also told me so. I have seen very clearly that we must enter through these doors if we want the Supreme Majesty to reveal great mysteries to us.
Therefore, let us not seek another path, even if we are at the peak of contemplation; this path is safe. All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us. When you look at His life, you will see the best example. What more could we want than to have such a faithful Friend by our side, who will not abandon us in trials and adversities, as worldly friends do? Blessed is he who truly loves Him and always has Him with him.
(From the writings of "Book of Life" 22:6 by St. Teresa of Jesus).
