Servant of god in hebrew

Adrienne von Speyr (20 September1902 – 17 September1967) was a Swiss Catholic medical doctor, the author of over 60 books of spirituality and theology, and a mystic.

Quotes

Book of All Saints (1966)

Trans. D.C. Schindler. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-58617-192-6

• [About Francis of Assisi] I saw St.

  Francis at first in his old age, at prayer and sickly, of an indescribable cheerfulness and purity and humility. Everything in him, everything that constituted his life, all his difficulties, are now transfigured and have become translucent.

  Hans urs von balthasar, theo-drama

  And this happened through prayer. The things that occupy him no longer contain anything at all that is purely personal, not a trace of annoyance or injury or resentment for the unjust things inflicted on him. God alone is left, as well as perfect service in the indescribable happiness of one who serves and in uninterrupted contemplation.

• [About Edith Stein] I see her groping, wonder-fi