Elizabeth Newman has written an amazing book on St. Theresa's scriptural vision from her spiritual works. The title of her work is "Attending the Wounds on Christ's Body" (Cascade books, 2012). She charts Theresa's spiritual journey along her own discovery of the rich tapestry and sparkling gems within Theresa's spiritual and political world. Scripture both wounds and heals, nourishes and challenges. God has rich spiritual treasure and great spiritual abundance for us as God transforms us by his word into the likeness of his son Jesus. The liturgy, sacrament, and mystery are all wrapped together in Theresa's embodied mysticism.
Time is not linear or chronological for Theresa but shared time with the saints from all ages. IN Theresa's world, time is no longer fragmented by the Spirit's power and indwelling word but holistically discerned and lived out before others. To go on this spiritual journey with Theresa is to learn scriptural patterns and follow them wherever they lead. All time is God's time as the believer lives the sacrificial pattern of the cross out before a hurting world. God's presence is everywhere and fills everything whether one suffers or discovers the eternal pleasures of God with us. All of life is a grand communion with a cosmic God.
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