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Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.

Teresa of Avila

We may speak of love and humility as the true flowers of spiritual growth; and they give off a wonderful scent, which benefits all those who come near.
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Flower Growth Humility Love Spiritual Talk True
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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Different Oneself Place Unity Window
Truth suffers, but never dies.
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Death One Liner Suffering Truth
We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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Himself Need Search Wings
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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Body Discover Material Mistake Yourself
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, beside which it is rooted like a tree.
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Crystal God Grace Life Man Rise River State Tree Water
From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Moments Oneself
After you die, you wear what you are.
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Character Clothes Death Deep Yourself
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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Act Kindness Soul
I am afraid that if we begin to put our trust in human help, some of our Divine help will fail us.
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Afraid Beginning Failure Human Myself Trust
God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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God Health Obedience Yourself
Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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Alone Light Love Value Wisdom
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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Act Love Need Prayer Sick Willing
The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Custom God Himself Life Love Prayer
Pain is never permanent.
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One Liner Pain
People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Interest Pay People Reason World

Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.

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Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom.

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