He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
TERESA OF AVILAHe who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
TERESA OF AVILAHappy the heart where love has come to birth.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
TERESA OF AVILAGod deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
TERESA OF AVILAIn light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
TERESA OF AVILAGod is even kinder than you think.
TERESA OF AVILATrust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
TERESA OF AVILAIf we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
TERESA OF AVILAThis 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.
TERESA OF AVILAIf you fall sometimes, you must not be discouraged.
TERESA OF AVILABut the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
TERESA OF AVILABlessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
TERESA OF AVILAPain is never permanent.
TERESA OF AVILALet there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
TERESA OF AVILAGod prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
TERESA OF AVILA