Suffering is the very best gift He has to give us. He gives it only to His chosen friends.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLove proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Even 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.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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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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Look at His adorable face. Look at His glazed and sunken eyes. Look at His wounds. Look Jesus in the Face. There, you will see how He loves us.
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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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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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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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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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In trial or difficulty I have recourse to Mother Mary, whose glance alone is enough to dissipate every fear.
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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I am very far from practicing what I understand.
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Life is only a dream: soon, we shall awaken. And what joy! The greater our sufferings, the more limitless our glory. Oh! do not let us waste the trial Jesus sends.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Whose hands are God’s hands, but our hands?
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