Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
THERESE OF LISIEUXJesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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You 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.
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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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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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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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Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
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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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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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What a joy to remember that she is our Mother! Since she loves us and knows our weakness, what have we to fear?
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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For me, prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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Love needs to be proved by action.
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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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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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