Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
THERESE OF LISIEUXDiscouragement itself is a form of pride.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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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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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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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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It is love alone that counts.
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For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
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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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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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Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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