Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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.
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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Even 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.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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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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He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
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