Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
TERESA OF AVILALet 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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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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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
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I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
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I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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