We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
TERESA OF AVILAMay I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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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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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Don’t be curious of matters that don’t concern you; never speak of them, and don’t ask about them.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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