Prayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
TERESA OF AVILAIn a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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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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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.
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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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Don’t let your sins turn into bad habits.
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All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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How friendly we should all be with one another if nobody were interested in money and honor.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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Teach by works more than words.
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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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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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