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 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.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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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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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you; / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Settle yourself in solitude, and you will come upon God in yourself.
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The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him.
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Each of us has a soul, but we forget to value it. We don’t remember that we are creatures made in the image of God. We don’t understand the great secrets hidden inside of us.
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Teach by works more than words.
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Let us live in such a way as not to be afraid to die.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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