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.
THERESE OF LISIEUX
THERESE OF LISIEUX
Therese of Lisieux on creation
Therese of Lisieux83 quotes“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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