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He who has God finds he is lacking nothing.

Teresa of Avila

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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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Pain is never permanent.
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Life is a night spent in an uncomfortable inn.
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May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds.
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Out of suffering comes the serious mind out of salvation, the grateful heart out of endurance, fortitude out of deliverance faith. Patient endurance attends to all things.
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I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible.
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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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What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?
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Alas, O Lord, to what a state dost Thou bring those who love Thee!
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Jacob did not cease to be a Saint because he had to attend to his flocks.
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Life is to life in such a way that we are not afraid to die.
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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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Lord, how Thou dost afflict Thy lovers!
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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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