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.
TERESA OF AVILALet nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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After you die, you wear what you are.
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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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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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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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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
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