Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.
THERESE OF LISIEUXLet us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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Prayer for me is an updward leap of the heart
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My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love.
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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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What offends Him and what wounds His Heart is the lack of confidence…Your heart is made to love Jesus, to love Him passionately…We have only the short moments of our life to love Jesus!
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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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If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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Love is a universe of its own, comprising all time and space.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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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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I felt it better to speak to God than about Him.
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I want to shine like a little candle before His altar.
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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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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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