However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
TERESA OF AVILAEach of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in; it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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It is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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Desire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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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 important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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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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