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The Sun and Its Rays

"I have often thought that just as the sun while in the sky has such strong rays, that, even though it doesn't move from there, the rays promptly reach the earth, so the soul & the spirit, which are one, could be like the sun & its rays."

The Sun and Its Rays is a reflection of St. Teresa of Avila, a 16th century contemplative, mystic and reformer of the Carmelite Order of Spain. The type is printed letterpress in Centaur and Arrighi typefaces, and the sun and its rays are handpainted in gouache
I have often thought that
just as the sun while in the sky
has such strong rays, that,
even though it doesn't move from there,
the rays promptly reach the earth,
so the soul & the spirit,
which are one,
could be like the sun & its rays.
Saint Teresa of Avila