The soul has made great strides and progress in building its interior prayer life. Praying is now a lifestyle, and a relationship with Jesus is flourishing. Then, all of a sudden, the soul feels distant from Jesus, and the momentum of praying stalls. The buckets from the well are coming dry. The soul is frustrated, but Saint Teresa encourages us not to worry because we have entered the Third Mansions of prayer.
Timeline:
00:00:45 Show Intro - The Interior Castle Third Mansions Chapter 1 Part 2
00:04:02 Brief Intro to the Third Mansions Chapter 1
00:07:36 Source Material Notes
00:11:09 Paragraph 9 - The rich young man in the Gospel
00:17:15 Paragraph 10 - Reasons of aridity in prayer
00:23:41 Paragraph 11 - Humility
00:32:00 Paragraph 12 - Tepidity (Lacking emotional warmth)
00:37:04 Paragraph 13 - We must give all to God
00:38:42 Paragraph 14 - Our debt
00:39:56 Paragraph 15 - Consolations and aridities
00:49:53 Spiritual Exercises - Practicing Third Mansions Teresan Prayer
00:59:49 Conclusion and Review of the Third Mansions Chapter 1
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Show Notes
Third Mansions Chapter MP3 audio from Discerning Hearts
Supplemental References on the Interior Castle
Interior Castle: The Classic Text with Spiritual Commentary - I am using this book
Fire Within: Teresa of Avila, John of the Cross and the Gospel on Prayer -excellent reference!
Into the Deep: Finding Peace Through Prayer - Dan Burke great book!
Till Next Time
I pray you are blessed with this beginning deep prayer series on Tales of Glory. Next time, we're diving into Chapter 2 of Third Mansions. Our last stop in the ascetical prayer mansions before entering the mystical stages of prayer!
God Bless
Rev. Mike
