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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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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 world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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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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You 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.
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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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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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