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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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From moment to moment one can bear much.
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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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To have courage for whatever comes in life - everything lies in that.
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We bloomed in Spring. Our bodies are the leaves of God. The apparent seasons of life and death our eyes can suffer but our souls, dear, I will just say this forthright: they are God Himself, we will never perish until He does.
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Jacob did not cease to be a Saint because he had to attend to his flocks.
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To argue over who is the more noble is nothing more than to dispute whether dirt is better for making bricks or for making mortar.
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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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Hope, O my soul, hope. Watch carefully, for everything passes quickly, even though your impatience turns a very short time into a long one.
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Pain is never permanent.
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If you seek to carry no other crosses but those whose reason you understand, perfection is not for you.
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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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Love makes labour light. Love alone gives value to all things.
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I would never want any prayer that would not make the virtues grow within me.
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I only wish I could write with both hands, so as not to forget one thing while I am saying another.
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All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted.
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