I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
THERESE OF LISIEUXJesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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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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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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The greatest honor God can do a soul is not give it much; but to ask much of it.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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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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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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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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It isn’t enough to love; we must prove it.
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A word or a smile is often enough to put fresh life in a despondent soul.
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Prayer and sacrifice can touch souls better than words.
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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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Love consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
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