Tehdy k n\u011bmu p\u0159iv\u00e1d\u011bli d\u011bti, aby na n\u011b vlo\u017eil ruce a modlil se za n\u011b. U\u010dedn\u00edci se ost\u0159e ohradili proti t\u011bm, kte\u0159\u00ed je p\u0159iv\u00e1d\u011bli, ale Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161 \u0159ekl: \u201eNechte d\u011bti p\u0159ij\u00edt ke mn\u011b a nebra\u0148te jim, nebo\u0165 takov\u00fdm pat\u0159\u00ed kr\u00e1lovstv\u00ed nebesk\u00e9.\u201c \u2014Matou\u0161 19,13\u201314<\/p>\n\n\n\n
James Finley rozeb\u00edr\u00e1, jak Terezie z Lisieux ch\u00e1pala na\u0161e povol\u00e1n\u00ed b\u00fdt jako \u201emal\u00e9 d\u011bti\u201c:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Terezie vstoupila do kl\u00e1\u0161tera v patn\u00e1cti letech a o n\u011bkolik m\u011bs\u00edc\u016f pozd\u011bji zah\u00e1jila novici\u00e1t, co\u017e znamen\u00e1, \u017ee p\u0159ijala h\u00e1bit karmelit\u00e1nky v klaustrov\u00e9m \u0159\u00e1du. Zvolila si \u0159eholn\u00ed jm\u00e9no Terezie od D\u00edt\u011bte Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161e a Svat\u00e9 tv\u00e1\u0159e\u2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tereziin d\u016fraz na d\u011btstv\u00ed a Je\u017e\u00ed\u0161ka ve sv\u00e9m u\u010den\u00ed v\u016fbec nenazna\u010duje, \u017ee bychom nem\u011bli dosp\u00edvat v dosp\u011bl\u00e9, ale sp\u00ed\u0161e ukazuje, \u017ee existuj\u00ed ur\u010dit\u00e9 d\u011btsk\u00e9 vlastnosti, kter\u00e9 jsou podstatou duchovn\u00ed zralosti. Jak m\u016f\u017eeme my, jako dosp\u011bl\u00ed, p\u011bstovat tyto d\u011btsk\u00e9 vlastnosti jako zp\u016fsob, jak prohloubit na\u0161i zku\u0161enost a odezvu na Bo\u017e\u00ed p\u0159\u00edtomnost v na\u0161em \u017eivot\u011b?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Terezie ve sv\u00e9 autobiografii p\u00ed\u0161e: \u201eJe\u017e\u00ed\u0161 se ur\u00e1\u010dil uk\u00e1zat mi cestu, kter\u00e1 vede k t\u00e9to Bo\u017esk\u00e9 peci, a touto cestou je odevzd\u00e1n\u00ed se jako mal\u00e9 d\u00edt\u011b, kter\u00e9 bez strachu sp\u00ed v n\u00e1ru\u010di sv\u00e9ho otce.\u201c [1] Naz\u00fdv\u00e1 to Bo\u017eskou pec\u00ed \u2013 a podobn\u011b hovo\u0159\u00ed i jin\u00ed mystici \u2013, abychom si p\u0159edstavili roz\u017ehavenou pec. Kdy\u017e na kamna k\u00e1pnete kapku vody, zmiz\u00ed. Je to tak hlubok\u00e1 l\u00e1ska a naprost\u00e1 d\u016fv\u011bra, \u017ee ve\u0161ker\u00fd strach zmiz\u00ed. B\u016fh n\u00e1s nekone\u010dn\u011b miluje a dr\u017e\u00ed n\u00e1s v nekone\u010dn\u00e9 l\u00e1sce, kter\u00e1 zcela a naprosto p\u0159esahuje jak\u00fdkoli zdroj strachu, jak\u00fdkoli zdroj smutku. D\u00edt\u011b je jako miminko v naprost\u00e9 d\u016fv\u011b\u0159e a bezpe\u010d\u00ed, kter\u00e9 klidn\u011b sp\u00ed v Bo\u017e\u00edch n\u00e1ru\u010d\u00edch. Odpo\u010d\u00edv\u00e1me uprost\u0159ed strachu, uprost\u0159ed smutku, ale jsme zakotveni v t\u00e9to l\u00e1sce, kter\u00e1 p\u0159esahuje strach i smutek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Je to n\u00e1\u0161 v\u011b\u010dn\u00fd osud: v\u011b\u010dn\u00e1 jednota s v\u011b\u010dnou Bo\u017e\u00ed l\u00e1skou jako milovan\u00fd. Pro Terezii spo\u010d\u00edv\u00e1 zp\u016fsob, jak\u00fdm do tohoto tajemstv\u00ed vstupujeme na z\u00e1klad\u011b zku\u0161enosti, v jeho p\u0159ijet\u00ed. Mus\u00edme ho v\u0161ak p\u0159ijmout tak, jak ho p\u0159ij\u00edm\u00e1 mal\u00e9 d\u00edt\u011b. Je dobr\u00e9, kdy\u017e se sna\u017e\u00edme to p\u0159ijmout, ale dokud se o to sna\u017e\u00edme, je\u0161t\u011b to nep\u0159ij\u00edm\u00e1me tak, jak to p\u0159ij\u00edm\u00e1 d\u00edt\u011b. Kdy\u017e rodi\u010de miluj\u00ed sv\u00e9 d\u00edt\u011b, d\u00edt\u011b se nesna\u017e\u00ed p\u0159ijmout, \u017ee je milov\u00e1no. D\u00edt\u011b je milov\u00e1no, proto\u017ee d\u011bti jsou mezi n\u00e1mi projevem p\u0159ijet\u00ed. Pr\u00e1v\u011b to d\u011bl\u00e1 d\u011bti tak okouzluj\u00edc\u00edmi a pr\u00e1v\u011b to \u010din\u00ed t\u00fdr\u00e1n\u00ed d\u011bt\u00ed tak bolestiv\u00fdm a hlubok\u00fdm\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Zd\u00e1 se mi, \u017ee ot\u00e1zka v reakci na Terezino u\u010den\u00ed zn\u00ed: \u201eJak se m\u016f\u017eeme nau\u010dit p\u0159ekro\u010dit pouh\u00e9 sna\u017een\u00ed a dosp\u011bt k \u010dinu p\u0159ijet\u00ed?\u201c Mysl\u00edm, \u017ee pr\u00e1v\u011b proto se Terezina duchovn\u00ed cesta naz\u00fdv\u00e1 \u201emal\u00e1 cesta\u201c. Nen\u00ed to velk\u00fd, ohromuj\u00edc\u00ed z\u00e1\u017eitek. Jde o to naladit sv\u00e1 srdce na takovou jemnost, aby se v n\u00e1s uskute\u010dnila svrchovanost t\u00e9to l\u00e1sky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
[1] Story of a Soul: The Autobiography of St. Th\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux<\/em>,\u202ftrans. John Clarke, 2nd ed. (ICS Publications, 1996), 188. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Adapted from James Finley, \u201cTh\u00e9r\u00e8se of Lisieux: Session 2<\/a>,\u201d Turning to the Mystics<\/em>, season 13, ep. 4 (Center for Action and Contemplation, 2026), podcast. Available as MP3 audio download and PDF transcript. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Image credit and inspiration<\/strong>: Annie Spratt, untitled (detail)<\/em>, 2020, photo. Unsplash<\/a>. Click here to enlarge image<\/a>. These little flowers remind us of the beauty of small acts of love, an invitation to recognize the little way.<\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Bo\u017e\u00ed d\u011bti. Kdy\u017e na kamna k\u00e1pnete kapku vody, zmiz\u00ed. Je to tak hlubok\u00e1 l\u00e1ska a naprost\u00e1 d\u016fv\u011bra, \u017ee ve\u0161ker\u00fd strach zmiz\u00ed. B\u016fh n\u00e1s nekone\u010dn\u011b miluje a dr\u017e\u00ed n\u00e1s v nekone\u010dn\u00e9 l\u00e1sce, kter\u00e1 zcela a naprosto p\u0159esahuje jak\u00fdkoli zdroj strachu, jak\u00fdkoli zdroj smutku. D\u00edt\u011b je jako miminko v naprost\u00e9 d\u016fv\u011b\u0159e a bezpe\u010d\u00ed, kter\u00e9 klidn\u011b sp\u00ed v Bo\u017e\u00edch n\u00e1ru\u010d\u00edch. Odpo\u010d\u00edv\u00e1me uprost\u0159ed strachu, uprost\u0159ed smutku, ale jsme zakotveni v t\u00e9to l\u00e1sce, kter\u00e1 p\u0159esahuje strach i smutek. (J.Finley)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[198],"tags":[718,665],"class_list":["post-14740","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-richard-rohr-ofm-centrum-pro-zivot-a-rozjimani","tag-bozi-deti","tag-terezie-z-lisieux","latest_post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frantiskani.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14740","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frantiskani.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frantiskani.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frantiskani.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frantiskani.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14740"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.frantiskani.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14740\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14741,"href":"https:\/\/www.frantiskani.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14740\/revisions\/14741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frantiskani.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frantiskani.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14740"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frantiskani.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14740"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frantiskani.cz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14740"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}