Let 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 AVILA
TERESA OF AVILA
Teresa of Avila on disappoint
Teresa of Avila124 quotes“Let 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.”
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