For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove needs to be proved by action.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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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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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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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 say nothing to him I love him.
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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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