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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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Vocal prayer . . . must be accompanied by reflection. A prayer in which a person is not aware of Whom he is speaking to, what he is asking, who it is who is asking and of Whom, I don't call prayer-however much the lips may move.
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How is it that we do not die of love in seeing that God Himself could do no more than shed His divine blood for us drop by drop? When as man He was preparing for death, He made Himself our food in order to give us life. God becomes food, bread for his creatures. Is this not enough to make us die of love?
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What a miserable life is this! There is no happiness that is secure and nothing that does not change.
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Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns so also the mind of man.
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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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To converse with You, O King of glory, no third person is needed, You are always ready in the Sacrament of the Altar to give audience to all. All who desire You always find You there, and converse with You face to face
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Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite.
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It is a dangerous thing to be satisfied with ourselves.
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There is no affliction, trial, or labor difficult to endure, when we consider the torments and sufferings which Our Lord Jesus Christ endured for us.
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Whoever has not begun the practice of prayer, I beg for the love of the Lord not to go without so great a good. There is nothing here to fear but only something to desire.
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