Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
THERESE OF LISIEUXFor one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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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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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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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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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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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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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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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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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