When I die, I will send down a shower of roses from the heavens,I will spend my heaven by doing good on earth.
THERESE OF LISIEUXEven now I know it: yes, all my hopes will be fulfilled… yes… the Lord will work wonders for me which will surpass infinitely my immeasurable desires.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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He does not call those who are worthy, but those whom He wills.
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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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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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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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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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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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It is love alone that counts.
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He has created the poor savage with no guide but natural law, and it is to their hearts that He deigns to stoop. They are His wild flowers whose homeliness delights Him.
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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.
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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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I say nothing to him I love him.
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