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 AVILAChrist 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 AVILAConsider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
TERESA OF AVILANever do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
TERESA OF AVILAAlways 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.
TERESA OF AVILAAnyone who truly loves God travels securely.
TERESA OF AVILAWe shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
TERESA OF AVILATrust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
TERESA OF AVILABlessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
TERESA OF AVILAHumility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
TERESA OF AVILALove makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
TERESA OF AVILAAny real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
TERESA OF AVILAI thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
TERESA OF AVILADon’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
TERESA OF AVILAThe feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
TERESA OF AVILAPrayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
TERESA OF AVILAThe life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
TERESA OF AVILA