I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
THERESE OF LISIEUXYou 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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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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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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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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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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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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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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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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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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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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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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