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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?

Therese of Lisieux

Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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Attachment Earth Himself World
Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Heart Leap Prayer
The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
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Kind Love Myself Science Win
It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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Enough Evidence Love
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
Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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Better Prayer Sacrifice Soul Touch Word
Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Interest Selfish Work
Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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Book Divine Doctor Himself Teaching Word
Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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God Holy Simplicity
The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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God Heart Love Mom
(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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God
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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God Heart Life Moments Offend Passion Wound
If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Flower Lose Love Rose
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
I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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Best Forget Greatness Myself Suffering
I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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Dreams God Myself Religious Shine
Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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God Himself Yourself
What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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Fear Joy Mom Remember Weakness
I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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Charity Small True Virtue Weakness
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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Heart Heaven Joy Myself Prayer Trouble
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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Action Flower Greatness Love Myself Sacrifice
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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Better Experience Heart Myself Prayer Sacrifice Strength Word
Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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God Hands Ourselves Religious
My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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Love Myself
Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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Eyes God Inspirational Love Remember Small Yourself
You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Character Goodness Yourself
Never stop wanting for your magic.
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Magic Stop Yourself

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