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The closer one approaches to God, the simpler one becomes.

Teresa of Avila

The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
TERESA OF AVILA

God Life Spirit
Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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Thinking Virtue Yourself
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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Body God Hands Heart Love Myself Prayer Walk Work
If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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Carry Perfection Reason Seek Understand Yourself
All things pass; Patience attains all it strives for.
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Patience Strive
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom
All times are dangerous times.
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Dangerous One Liner Time
To have courage for whatever comes in life – everything lies in that.
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Courage Life Lying
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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God Respect Servant Thinking Yourself
Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use.
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Body Hands Lame Prayer Soul
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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Difficult Endurance God Ourselves Suffering
Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole.
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Importance Journey Spiritual
God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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God Health Obedience Yourself
If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.
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Alive Discover Earth Learning Love Open Search True
Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Change Disturb God
Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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Act Love Need Prayer Word

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