The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
TERESA OF AVILAThe feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
TERESA OF AVILAWhat peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
TERESA OF AVILATruth suffers, but never dies.
TERESA OF AVILANever affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
TERESA OF AVILALet nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
TERESA OF AVILAThe life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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.
TERESA OF AVILAWe need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
TERESA OF AVILAPrayer is an act of love; words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways.
TERESA OF AVILAGod deliver me from people who are so spiritual that they want to turn everything into perfect contemplation, come what may.
TERESA OF AVILAOh, my Lord! How true it is that whoever works for you is paid in troubles! And what a precious price to those who love you if we understand its value.
TERESA OF AVILAIt is a great folly to be willing to violate the friendship of God, rather than the law of human friendship.
TERESA OF AVILAAfter you die, you wear what you are.
TERESA OF AVILALet us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
TERESA OF AVILADesire to see God, be fearful of losing Him, and find joy in everything that can lead to Him. If you act in this way, you will always live in great peace.
TERESA OF AVILA