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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart

Therese of Lisieux

He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
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Creation Guide Himself Home Law Natural Poor
A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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Enough Life Smile Soul Word
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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Forget Future Impossible Live Moments Myself Past Simplicity
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
Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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Attachment Earth Himself World
Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Expression Myself Prayer Silence
Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Color Nature Sky
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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Life Place Value Way Worth
Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Heart Leap Prayer
It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Myself Strength Weakness
Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
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Kind Love Opportunity Sacrifice Smile Word
Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Himself Perfection Willing
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
Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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Best Choice Friendship Gift Himself Suffering
(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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God
Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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Brilliant Count Love Worth

Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart

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