Bearing Persecution - 30 Days with Teresa of Avila - Reflections on Day 29

Learn from a saint how to respond to persecution. St. Teresa advises a Carmelite nun to avoid the temptation to indulge in righteous indignation in response to an accusation. Dan and Melissa reflect on a letters from St. Teresa from the book 30 Days with Teresa of Avila.

Topics/Questions covered in the show:

• Does God provide ways to escape temptations?
• How does the enemy work to accuse people, especially those striving for holiness?
• Should we actually desire the difficulties we encounter in life? Why?
• How can we deal with persecutions in a way that will help us progress spiritually?
• Is it possible to accept persecutions with peace? Can we actually embrace them?
• How do saints deal with persecutions?
• What can we learn from how Jesus dealt with persecutions?
• How should we respond to someone persecuting us?
• Using scripture to help endure persecution.

Resources:

• 30 Days with Teresa of Avila - Dan Burke and Anthony Lilles
• Divine Intimacy Radio on spiritualdirection.com website
• Dr. Anthony Lilles
• Avila Institute for Spiritual Formation
• EWTN Religious Catalogue - online
• Navigating the Interior Life - Dan Burke
• Prayer to St. Michael - spiritualdirection.com link
• The Dialogue of St. Catherine of Siena - amazon.com
• Daily Examen Prayer Guide - Avila Institute via spiritualdirection.com
• Matthew 14:22-33 - Peter stepped out on the water - USCCB Bible link
• 2 Kings 2:12 - "My father! my father! - Israel's chariot and steeds!" - USCCB Bible link
• Matthew 6:34 - "Sufficient for a day is its own evil." - USCCB Bible link
• 1 Corinthians 10:13 - "No trial [temptation] has come to you but what is human. God is faithful and will not let you be tried beyond your strength; but with the trial he will also provide a way out, so that you may be able to bear it. - USCCB Bible link
• Hebrews 4:15 - "For we have a high priest...who has similarly been tested in every way..." - USCCB Bible link
• Mark 5:1-20 - Christ sends demons into pigs - USCCB Bible link
• Matthew 8:28-31 - Christ sends demons into pigs - USCCB Bible link
• 1 Peter 2:24 - "He himself bore our sins..." - USCCB Bible link
• Luke 23:34 - "Father, forgive them, they know not what they do." - USCCB Bible link
• Philippians 4:7 - "Then the peace of God that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."
• 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 - "...take every thought captive in obedience to Christ..." - USCCB Bible link
• 1 Thessalonians 5:23 - "May the God of peace himself make you perfectly holy and may you entirely, spirit, soul, and body, be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." - USCCB Bible link
• Pilgrimage 2016 to Avila with Dan Burke and Teresa Tomeo (March 28 - April 4, 2016)
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