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Thank God for the things that I do not own.

Teresa of Avila

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What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!
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I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults. On the one hand, God was calling me. On the other, I was following the way of the world. Doing what God wanted made me happy but I felt bound by the things of this world.
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Lord, how Thou dost afflict Thy lovers!
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Ah, how true it is that we love ourselves too much and proceed with too much human prudence, that we may not lose an atom of our consideration! Oh, what a great mistake that is! The Saints did not act thus.
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Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them and hold fast to God, Who does not change.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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Much more is accomplished by a single word of the Our Father said, now and then, from our heart, than by the whole prayer repeated many times in haste and without attention.
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All blessings come to us through our Lord. He will teach us, for in beholding His life we find that He is the best example.
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Patient endurance attends to all things.
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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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Blessed be He, Who came into the world for no other purpose than to suffer.
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Our body has this defect that, the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds.
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Keep this in mind, for it is very important advice, so do not neglect it until you find you have such a fixed determination not to offend the Lord that you would rather lose a thousand lives and be persecuted by the whole world, than commit one mortal sin, and until you are most careful not to commit venial sins.
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The true penance comes when God takes away the soul's health and strength for doing penance. Even though I have mentioned elsewhere the great pain this lack causes, the pain is much more intense here. All these things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.
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Never affirm anything unless you are sure it is true.
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O my God, what must a soul be like when it is in this state! It longs to be all one tongue with which to praise the Lord. It utters a thousand pious follies, in a continuous endeavor to please Him who thus possesses it.
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Let there be no disappointment when obedience keeps you busy in outward tasks. If it sends you to the kitchen, remember that the Lord walks among the pots and pans.
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Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices.
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We always find that those who walked closest to Christ were those who had to bear the greatest trials.
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