Love needs to be proved by action.
THERESE OF LISIEUXEach small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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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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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
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Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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