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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.

Teresa of Avila

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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Best Blessing God Himself Life Teaching
From moment to moment one can bear much.
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Moments Oneself
Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Blessing Purpose Suffering World
It is impossible for human tongue to exaggerate the riches which a vision from God brings to the soul: it even bestows health and refreshment on the body.
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Body Human Impossible Refresh Rich Vision
Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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God Settle Solitude Yourself
True perfection consists in the love of God and our neighbour, and the better we keep both these commandments, the more perfect we shall be.
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Better Command Existence God Ourselves Perfection True
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
The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.
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Fruit Run Tree Water
All the troubles of the Church, all the evils in the world, flow from this source: that men do not by clear and sound knowledge and serious consideration penetrate into the truths of Sacred Scripture.
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Evil Flow Knowledge Man Serious Trouble Truth World
But the fact is, things always seem to come slowly when you are longing for them.
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Fact Slow Yourself
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
If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Greatness Love Perfection Practice
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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Friendship God Greatness Human Law Willing
If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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Friendship Way Wonderful Yourself
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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Favor Forever Greatness Ourselves Remember Suffering Thinking
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
It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
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Different Love Nature Way Work
The important thing is not to think much but to love much; do, then, whatever most arouses you to love.
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Important Love Yourself
Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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Disappoint Obedience Remember Yourself
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
Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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Born Happiness Love
If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.
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Abandonment Friendship God Leadership True
Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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Afraid Death Live Way
We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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God Greatness Hard Time Struggle Walk
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
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
God prefers your health, and your obedience, to your penance.
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God Health Obedience Yourself

He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.

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