Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
THERESE OF LISIEUXFor 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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What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence…Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately…We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!
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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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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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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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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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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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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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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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