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.
TERESA OF AVILALove draws forth love.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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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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Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all.
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After you die, you wear what you are.
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The life of prayer is just love to God, and the custom of being ever with Him.
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Souls who do not practice prayer are like people whose limbs are paralyzed.
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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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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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What peace can we hope to find elsewhere if we have none within us.
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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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Anyone who truly loves God travels securely.
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Any real ecstasy is a sign you are moving in the right direction.
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Happy the heart where love has come to birth.
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However softly we speak, God is near enough to hear us.
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