Look at Him while He is looking at you.
THERESE OF LISIEUXPerfect 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.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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I know now that true charity consists in bearing all our neighbors’defects–not being surprised at their weakness, but edified at their smallest virtues.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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What 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!
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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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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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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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 realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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It is love alone that counts.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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