About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
TERESA OF AVILAHow often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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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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God deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
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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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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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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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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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How poor is the wisdom of men, and how uncertain their forecast!
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From silly devotions and from sour-faced saints, good Lord, deliver us.
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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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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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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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Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
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It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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