An Aspiration of the Heart

Insight into the Nature of Prayer from a Mystic Who Died Too Young

For me, prayer is an aspiration of the heart, it is a simple glance directed to heaven, it is a cry of gratitude and love in the midst of trial as well as joy; finally, it is something great, supernatural, which expands my soul and unites me to Jesus. — St. Thérèse of Lisieux

Thérèse of Lisieux was still three months shy of her 25th birthday when tubercu…