Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is not a matter of thinking a great deal but of loving a great deal, so do whatever arouses you most to love.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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Trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be.
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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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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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Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Be kind to all and severe to thyself.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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