Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
THERESE OF LISIEUXWhen we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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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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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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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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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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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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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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