Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
TERESA OF AVILADo you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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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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Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Love turns work into rest.
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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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One always goes on as one begins.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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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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