Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
THERESE OF LISIEUXWhat 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!
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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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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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them.
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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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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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Look at Him while He is looking at you.
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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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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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Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
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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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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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