After you die, you wear what you are.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ.
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God is even kinder than you think.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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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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How often I failed in my duty to God, because I was not leaning on the strong pillar of prayer.
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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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From heaven even the most miserable life will look like one bad night at an inconvenient hotel.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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Love draws forth love.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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