For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy.
THERESE OF LISIEUXSufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident – in the most audacious way – in His Fatherly goodness.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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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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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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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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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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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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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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