When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
THERESE OF LISIEUXWhen we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future.
THERESE OF LISIEUXDo 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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove needs to be proved by action.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI am very far from practicing what I understand.
THERESE OF LISIEUXIt is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
THERESE OF LISIEUXEven 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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHow happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
THERESE OF LISIEUXYou know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
THERESE OF LISIEUXA word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
THERESE OF LISIEUXGod would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
THERESE OF LISIEUXHe does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
THERESE OF LISIEUXNever stop wanting for your magic.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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