Prayer is an act of love. Words are not needed.
TERESA OF AVILAIn light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
More Teresa of Avila Quotes
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Love turns work into rest.
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All times are dangerous times.
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We shall never learn to know ourselves except by endeavoring to know God; for, beholding His greatness we realize our own littleness; His purity shows us our foulness; and by meditating upon His humility we find how very far we are from being humble.
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If we practice love of neighbor with great perfection, we will have done everything.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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About the injunction of the Apostle Paul that women should keep silent in church? Don’t go by one text only.
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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too.
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The life of the spirit is not our life, but the life of God within us.
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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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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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There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.
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Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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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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Prayer is a friendly conversation with the One we know loves us.
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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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To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
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Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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Christ moves along the pots and pans.
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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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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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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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To want to become angels while we are still on earth is ridiculous.
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Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him.
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For pity’s sake, don’t start meeting troubles halfway.
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