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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.

Therese of Lisieux

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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God Heart Life Moments Offend Passion Wound
Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Color Nature Sky
God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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Desire God Hope Inspirational Myself
It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Myself Strength Weakness
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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Divine God Heart Lose Natural Pure Tender
Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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God Himself Yourself
Love needs to be proved by action.
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Action Love Need One Liner
Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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Children Fear Force God Walk
The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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God Greatness Respect Soul
For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
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Heart Heaven Joy Myself Prayer Trouble
Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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Cherish God Greatness Himself Intelligence Simplicity Talent Thinking
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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Convertion Ecstasy Love Pin Sacrifice Soul
Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Brilliant Count Love Worth
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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Encouragement Evidence Goodness Love People Perfection Quality Weakness
Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.
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Action Flower Greatness Love Myself Sacrifice
Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Compassionate Heart Human Love Ourselves

It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.

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