If the nature or some illness prevents thinking about the suffering of the Lord, because it is too overwhelming, no one forbids keeping company with the risen Christ, since we have Him so close in the Most Holy Sacrament, where He is glorified. No, one cannot always keep one’s thoughts fixed on the great torments that Jesus endured. Here, however, I do not need to see Him in anguish (…), but rather shining in glory and free from pain, encouraging some and giving courage to others.
(Teresa of Jesus, The Book of Life, XXII, 6)
