Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
THERESE OF LISIEUXDiscouragement itself is a form of pride.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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