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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.

Teresa of Avila

Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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Change God Patience Strive
Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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Body Care Desire Need Ourselves
It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Different Love Nature Way Work
The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Custom God Himself Life Love Prayer
If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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Abandonment Friendship God Leadership True
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.
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Body God Hands Heart Love Myself Prayer Walk Work
How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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Poor Prediction Wisdom
What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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Hope Ourselves Peace Philosophy
What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Company God Goodness Greatness People Place
God is even kinder than you think.
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God Kindness Thinking Yourself
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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Forget Greatness Hide Image Remember Secret Soul Understand Value
We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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Himself Need Search Wings
I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
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Afraid Beginning Failure Human Myself Trust
God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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God Myself People Perfection Spiritual
From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Deliever Devotion Face God Goodness
Oh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
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Pay Precious Price Trouble True Understand Value Work

Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.

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