God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
TERESA OF AVILAHe who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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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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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Do 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.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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Love turns work into rest.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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