The Death of the Butterfly: Part II

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Dave Small — 3 Comments

Teresa continues her discussion of “spiritual marriage” and being “one spirit” with Christ. Spiritual marriage brings mutuality between Christ and us. She says, the soul would “look after what is his and that he would look after what is hers. Thus, the…

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