My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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No harm can come to me since, in whatever happens, I see only the tender hand of Jesus.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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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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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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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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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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