The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
THERESE OF LISIEUXTrials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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It is love alone that counts.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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