Remarkable Letter from St. Peter of Alcantara to St. Teresa of Avila

The Holy Spirit give you His grace and His love. I have received your letter, delivered to me by Monsieur Gonzalo de Aranda. I was astonished to learn that your zeal and piety lead you to submit to the judgment of learned men matters that are beyond their expertise. If it were a question of law or a case of conscience, I believe it would be good to seek the advice of jurists and theologians. But when it comes to deciding on matters concerning the perfection of life, only those who have advanced in it and who practice it are truly capable of offering sound counsel. For, ordinarily, only those who perfectly do good are able to guide others who, like them, seek perfection and the path of the Gospel.

There should be no question of whether it is good to follow these counsels or whether they can be observed; to doubt this would be a kind of infidelity. God’s counsels will always be infallibly good. Only unbelievers, or those who lack trust in God, or those who rely solely on human prudence, can find them difficult. For if Divine Providence gives the counsel, it will certainly provide the means to fulfill it.

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