Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHoliness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence…Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately…We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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