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All times are dangerous times.

Teresa of Avila

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As to the aridity you are suffering from, it seems to me our Lord is treating you like someone He considers strong: He wants to test you and see if you love Him as much at times of aridity as when He sends you consolations. I think this is a very great favor for God to show you.
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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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Teach by works more than words.
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Don't imagine that, if you had a great deal of time, you would spend more of it in prayer. Get rid of that idea it is no hindrance to prayer to spend your time well.
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Dream that the more you struggle, the more you prove the love that you bear your God, and the more you will rejoice one day with your Beloved, in a happiness and rapture that can never end.
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Never exaggerate, but express your feelings with moderation.
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Truth suffers, but never dies.
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We need no wings to go in search of Him, but have only to look upon Him present within us.
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To want to become angels while we are still on earth ... is ridiculous.
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People in the world pay little heed to reason where their own interests are involved.
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Prayer is an act of love words are not needed. Even if sickness distracts from thoughts, all that is needed is the will to love.
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If this is the way You treat Your friends, no wonder You have so few!
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Union is as if in a room there were two large windows through which the light streamed in it enters in different places but it all becomes one.
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Contemplative prayer [oración mental] in my opinion is nothing else than a close sharing between friends it means taking time frequently to be alone with him who we know loves us.
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Patient endurance / Attaineth to all things.
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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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I would never want any prayer that would not make the virtues grow within me.
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Let nothing disturb you, / Nothing dismay you / All things are passing: / God never changes.
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You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to do what is most perfect.
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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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