When we accept what happens to us and make the best of it, we are praising God.
TERESA OF AVILALove turns work into rest.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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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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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Love draws forth love.
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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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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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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Suffering is a great favor. Remember that everything soon comes to an end . . . and take courage. Think of how our gain is eternal.
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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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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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It constantly happens that the Lord permits a soul to fall so that it may grow humbler.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Let us remember that within us there is a palace of immense magnificence.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.
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