No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
THERESE OF LISIEUXTrials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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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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When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
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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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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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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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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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