It is true that we cannot be free from sin, but at least let our sins not always be the same.
TERESA OF AVILAIf we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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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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If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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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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Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.
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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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Let nothing disturb thee, let nothing affright thee. All things are passing. Patience obtains all things. He who has God has everything – God alone suffices.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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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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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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