I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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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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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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
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The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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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.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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The science of loving, yes, that’s the only kind of science I want I’d barter away everything I possess to win it.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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