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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.

Therese of Lisieux

Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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Cherish God Greatness Himself Intelligence Simplicity Talent Thinking
I say nothing to him I love him.
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Dedication God Himself Love
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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Adorable Eyes Face Himself Wound
It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Myself Strength Weakness
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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Flower Love Rose Spring Violence White
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
Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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Help Learning Myself Person Simplicity
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
If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Flower Lose Love Rose
No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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God Hands Harm Perspective See
Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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Eyes Goal Heaven Labour Ourselves Peace
Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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Children Fear Force God Walk
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
When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
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Encouragement Future Past Thinking
It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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Enough Evidence Love
Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Goodness Himself Judgement

As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.

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