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.
THERESE OF LISIEUXI want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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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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Perfect 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.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Never stop wanting for your magic.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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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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The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place.
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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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Nothing’s done well when it’s done out of self-interest.
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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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