THE LITTLE WAY of Thérèse the Little Flower

by Samuel Bastian

At the very heart of the Gospel lies a surprising and beautiful truth: God has a special love for what is little, weak, poor, and unnoticed. While the world chases greatness, power, and success, the Gospel quietly reveals that the Kingdom belongs to the small. This is the Gospel of Littleness. This Gospel of Littleness reached its fullest expression in modern times in the life and teaching of St Thérèse of Lisieux. In her autobiography Story of a Soul, she calls it her “little way”...