Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHe does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Silence does good to the soul.
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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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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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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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It is love alone that counts.
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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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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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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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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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