Inspired by a passage from St. Teresa of Ávila’s The Interior Castle, this painting reflects the mystery of union with God. Teresa compares divine union to a room with two windows: light enters from different places, yet once inside, it becomes one.
Teresa is shown in contemplation, caught between prayer and writing, as light streams through the chapel windows behind her. At the center of the image, the glowing Sacred Heart of Jesus shines within her chest, making visible the interior reality Teresa describes. It is not simply her love for Christ, but Christ dwelling within her, His life and light transforming her from within.
The painting becomes a meditation on prayer, surrender, and the intimacy of divine union, when the soul is drawn so deeply into communion with God that the two lights seem to become one.
Inspired by a passage from St. Teresa of Ávila’s The Interior Castle, this painting reflects the mystery of union with God. Teresa compares divine union to a room with two windows: light enters from different places, yet once inside, it becomes one.
Teresa is shown in contemplation, caught between prayer and writing, as light streams through the chapel windows behind her. At the center of the image, the glowing Sacred Heart of Jesus shines within her chest, making visible the interior reality Teresa describes. It is not simply her love for Christ, but Christ dwelling within her, His life and light transforming her from within.
The painting becomes a meditation on prayer, surrender, and the intimacy of divine union, when the soul is drawn so deeply into communion with God that the two lights seem to become one.
