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.
TERESA OF AVILANever affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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No one should think or say anything of another which he would not wish thought or said of himself.
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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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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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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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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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We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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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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There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
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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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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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Love draws forth love.
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God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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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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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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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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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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There seem to me a great many blessings which come from true poverty and I should be sorry to be deprived of them.
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Remember that you have only one soul; that you have only one death to die; that you have only one life. . . . If you do this, there will be many things about which you care nothing.
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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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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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