Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
TERESA OF AVILAOh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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