He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLook 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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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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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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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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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Love is the Cross, and the Cross is Love.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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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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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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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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