Part 64 (2/2)
As always, whether in East or West, I was eager to meet a saint
I rejoiced as our little party entered, on July 16th, the quaint village of Konnersreuth The Bavarian peasants exhibited lively interest in our Ford autoroup-an Ahair tucked under his coat collar
Therese's little cottage, clean and neat, with geraniu by a prihbors, and even the village postive us no inforested that we leave
”No,” I said stubbornly, ”I will stay here until I find so to Therese”
Two hours later ere still sitting in our car aly, ”why didst Thou leadhis aid
”I don't know for certain where Therese is,” he said, ”but she often visits at the hohtyour party e of Eichstatt, narrowly lined with cobblestoned streets Dr Wurz greeted us cordially at his home; ”Yes, Therese is here” He sent her word of the visitors A h the bishop has asked me to see no one without his permission, I will receive the man of God from India”
Deeply touched at these words, I followed Dr Wurz upstairs to the sitting roo an aura of peace and joy She wore a black gown and spotless white head dress
Although her age was thirty-seven at this ti indeed a childlike freshness and charm Healthy, well-formed, rosy-cheeked, and cheerful, this is the saint that does not eat!
Therese greetedWe both bea the other to be a lover of God
Dr Wurz kindly offered to serve as interpreter As we seated ourselves, I noticed that Therese was glancing at me with naive curiosity; evidently Hindus had been rare in Bavaria
”Don't you eat anything?” I wanted to hear the answer from her own lips
”No, except a consecrated rice-flour wafer, once every e is the wafer?”
”It is paper-thin, the size of a small coin” She added, ”I take it for sacramental reasons; if it is unconsecrated, I am unable to s it”
”Certainly you could not have lived on that, for twelve whole years?”
”I live by God's light” How simple her reply, how Einsteinian!
”I see you realize that energy flows to your body from the ether, sun, and air”
A swift smile broke over her face ”I am so happy to know you understand how I live”
”Your sacred life is a daily demonstration of the truth uttered by Christ: 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the ain she showed joy at my explanation ”It is indeed so One of the reasons I am here on earth today is to prove that ht, and not by food only”
”Can you teach others how to live without food?”
She appeared a trifle shocked ”I cannot do that; God does not wish it”