How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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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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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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I say nothing to him I love him.
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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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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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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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Holiness 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.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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