He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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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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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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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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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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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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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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