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To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.

Teresa of Avila

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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Disappoint Obedience Remember Yourself
When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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Acceptance Best God Praise
Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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Humility Lost Work
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Greatness Love Perfection Practice
The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Fruit Run Tree Water
It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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Body Human Impossible Refresh Rich Vision
Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
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Disturb Enough God Himself Patience
About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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Church Silence Women
Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Hard Kind Yourself
Christ has no body now but mine. He prays in me, works in me, looks through my eyes, speaks through my words, works through my hands, walks with my feet and loves with my heart.
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Body God Hands Heart Love Myself Prayer Walk Work
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Act Kindness Soul
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.
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Act Love Need Prayer Sick Willing
Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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Friendship God Himself Mental Prayer Secret
No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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Himself Talk Thinking Voice
All times are dangerous times.
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Dangerous One Liner Time
How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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Failure God Myself Prayer Responsibility

To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.

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