Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove consumes us only in the measure of our self-surrender.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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I want to give myself totally to Him…I want to live no longer but for Him.
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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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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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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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The world’s thy ship and not thy home.
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Frequently, only silence can express my prayer.
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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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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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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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