There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
TERESA OF AVILAChrist 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.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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It is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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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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If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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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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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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All times are dangerous times.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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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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