“If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.”
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Also known as Teresa of Jesus. Spanish mystic and Roman Catholic saint who founded the religious Order of the Discalced Carmelites (OCD, for its initials in Spanish) with St. John of the Cross and wrote "The Interior Castle," "The Way of Perfection," and an autobiography
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“If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.”
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“A beginner must look on himself as one setting out to make a garden for his Lord's pleasure, on most unfruitful soil which abounds in weeds. His Majesty roots up the weeds and will put in go...”
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“Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.”
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“To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.”
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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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“The custom of speaking to God Almighty as freely as with a slave - caring nothing whether the words are suitable or not, but simply saying the first thing that comes to mind from being learn...”
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“I am more afraid of those who are terrified of the devil than I am of the devil himself.”
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“The devil put before me that I could not endure the trials of the religious life, because of my delicate nurture. I defended myself against him by alleging the trials which Christ endured, a...”
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“I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to myself, that I wonder now I was not always on the ground. I praise God for His mercy; for it was He only...”
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“There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.”
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“More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.”
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“Don't let your sins turn into bad habits.”
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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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“My father was a man of great charity towards the poor, and compassion for the sick, and also for servants; so much so, that he never could be persuaded to keep slaves, for he pitied them so...”
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“The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.”
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“In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and man, rising from the River of Life, bes...”
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“Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love;...”
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“My good works, however wretched and imperfect, have been made better and perfected by Him Who is my Lord: He has rendered them meritorious. As to my evil deeds and my sins, He hid them at on...”
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“A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds.”
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“I was living an extremely burdensome life, because every time I prayed, I became more clearly aware of my faults. On the one hand, God was calling me. On the other, I was following the way o...”
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