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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.

Teresa of Avila

Don’t imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea; it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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Deal Greatness Imagination Prayer Time Yourself
Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
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Endurance Gratitude Mindset Patience Serious Suffering
In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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Earth Heaven Hotel Light Night Serious Suffering Worst
From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Moments Oneself
To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Angel Earth Weird
May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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Empty Hands Ourselves Reward
We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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Himself Need Search Wings
However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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Enough God Religious Soft Speak
Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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Conversation Friendship Love Oneself Prayer
From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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Bad Heaven Hotel Life Misery Night
All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Best Blessing God Himself Life Teaching
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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Abandonment Friendship God Leadership True
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.
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Act Love Need Prayer Sick Willing
It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
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Freedom Ourselves Sin True
Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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Force God Himself Ourselves Willing
Pain is never permanent.
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One Liner Pain

It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.

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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.

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