Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
THERESE OF LISIEUXThe world’s thy ship and not thy home.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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I prefer the monotony of obscure sacrifice to all ecstasies. To pick up a pin for love can convert a soul.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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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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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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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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Nobody is a good judge in his own cause!
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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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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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It is love alone that counts.
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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