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God has no hands or feet or voice except ours and through these He works.

Teresa of Avila

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It is certain that the love of God does not consist in this sweetness and tenderness which we for the most part desire but rather in serving Him in justice, fortitude, and humility. His Majesty seeks and loves courageous souls.
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Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.
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Let us look at our own faults, and not other people's. We ought not to insist on everyone following in our footsteps, nor to take upon ourselves to give instructions in spirituality when, perhaps, we do not even know what it is.
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Strive to close the eyes of the body and open those of the soul and look into your own heart.
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For, as I said a little way back, perfect souls are in no way repelled by trials, but rather desire them and pray for them and love them. They are like soldiers: the more wars there are, the better they are pleased, because they hope to emerge from them with the greater riches.
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Hope, O my soul, hope. You know neither the day nor the hour.
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