Read more about it in this Time Magazine article. Even "saints" are humans. I really like the conclusion of this article.
Consistent with her ongoing fight against pride, Teresa's rationale for suppressing her personal correspondence was "I want the work to remain only His." If the letters became public, she explained to Picachy, "people will think more of me — less of Jesus."
The particularly holy are no less prone than the rest of us to misjudge the workings of history — or, if you will, of God's providence. Teresa considered the perceived absence of God in her life as her most shameful secret but eventually learned that it could be seen as a gift abetting her calling. If her worries about publicizing it also turn out to be misplaced — if a book of hasty, troubled notes turns out to ease the spiritual road of thousands of fellow believers, there would be no shame in having been wrong — but happily, even wonderfully wrong — twice.
I can't help thinking if her first vision is too "grand" that she missed all the more subtle signs God showed her along her life. As I have repeatedly said before in this blog, I do believe God shows Himself most of the time through boring things in our lives.
I am sure most of us have been through these darkest hours before. Here's another saint's take on this.
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