The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLook at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
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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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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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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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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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