Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
THERESE OF LISIEUXEach small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
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Jesus needs neither books nor Doctors of Divinity in order to instruct souls; He, the Doctor of Doctors, He teaches without noise of words.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.
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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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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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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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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
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