Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
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.
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Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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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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I thought of the soul as resembling a castle, formed of a single diamond or a very transparent crystal, and containing many rooms, just as in Heaven there are many mansions.
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Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him.
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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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Oh, 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.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost.
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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for.
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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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