Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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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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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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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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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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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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Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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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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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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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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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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Even now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
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