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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.

Therese of Lisieux

Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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God Hands Ourselves Religious
I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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Dedication Himself Live Myself
Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Interest Selfish Work
Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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Attachment Earth Himself World
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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Divine God Heart Lose Natural Pure Tender
Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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God Holy Simplicity
No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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God Hands Harm Perspective See
Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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Encouragement Evidence Goodness Love People Perfection Quality Weakness
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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Encouragement Future Past Thinking
Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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Book Divine Doctor Himself Teaching Word
Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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Awake Dreams Greatness Life Limitation Ourselves Suffering Wasted Time
For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Endurance Forever God Oneself Pain
God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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Desire God Hope Inspirational Myself
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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God Heart Life Moments Offend Passion Wound
(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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God
The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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Country Lying Myself Native

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