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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXEven 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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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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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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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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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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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.
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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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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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