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* Does Teresa’s descriptio! h a :
3 u? Does it resonate with your experience? Do you
dy entered the second mansions? If so,
sense to yO
hing to Teresa’s description of it? Would
feel you have alrea\
would you add anytl
you take anything away?
* Do you believe that God speaks to y e
tions with others? Through preaching? Through spiritual
reading? Through your illnesses and difficulties? Through
prayer? Has Teresa exhausted the list? How else does God
speak to you? How do you know it is God?
+ Teresa speaks of the great trials that people in the second
mansions will undergo. How do you deal with temptations
and spiritual trials? Do you find that you easily waver and
give in to them? Do you try to handle them yourself or do
you seek help from others? Do you share them with the Lord
in Pre Do ae sesourd advice from reputable counsel-
ors on how to deal with them? What h
in dealing with such difficulties? eee 2d helpful
ou through conversa-
+ Teresa emphasizes the importance of persever. i
larly in prayer) for the spiritual life. bo you Bice aa
fF its ‘Is perseverance of value a
helpful in your efforts to
re the qualities of a Perse-
‘ fthem? Can you think
ve overlooked?