But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
TERESA OF AVILASouls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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One always goes on as one begins.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Love draws forth love.
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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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Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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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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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.
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