It is love alone that counts. Therese of Lisieux More Quotes by Therese of Lisieux More Quotes From Therese of Lisieux Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - difficulties, contradictions, humiliations, all the soul's miseries, her burdens, her needs - everything, because through them, she learns humility, realizes her weakness. Everything is a grace because everything is God's gift. Whatever be the character of life or its unexpected events - to the heart that loves, all is well. Therese of Lisieux inspiration faith father Remember that nothing is small in the eyes of God. Do all that you do with love. Therese of Lisieux catholic eye remember The value of life does not depend upon the place we occupy. It depends upon the way we occupy that place. Therese of Lisieux saint spiritual doe Perfect love means putting up with other peoples shortcomings, feeling no surprise at their weaknesses, finding encouragement even in the slightest evidence of good qualities in them. Therese of Lisieux encouragement perfect mean My vocation, at last I have found it; my vocation is love. Therese of Lisieux vocation lasts found Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love. Therese of Lisieux sacrifice missing opportunity Prayer is an aspiration of the heart, it is a simple glance directed to heaven, it is a cry of gratitude and love in the midst of trail as well as joy; finally, it is something great, supernatural, which expands my soul and unites me to Jesus. Therese of Lisieux gratitude prayer jesus Silence does good to the soul. Therese of Lisieux catholic silence soul Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude. Therese of Lisieux gratitude god jesus You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them. Therese of Lisieux greatness god jesus The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother. Therese of Lisieux mom mother heart When one loves, one does not calculate. Therese of Lisieux happiness love life You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all. Therese of Lisieux catholic saint half Above the clouds the sky is always blue. Therese of Lisieux inspiration faith clouds Holiness consists simply in doing God's will, and being just what God wants us to be. Therese of Lisieux gods-will holiness want Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else. Therese of Lisieux made heart love When we yield to discouragement it is usually because we give too much thought to the past and to the future. Therese of Lisieux inspirational peace past Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person. Therese of Lisieux inspiration faith jesus Trying to do good to people without God's help is no easier than making the sun shine at midnight. You discover that you've got to abandon all your own preferences, your own bright ideas, and guide souls along the road our Lord has marked out for them. You mustn't coerce them into some path of your own choosing. Therese of Lisieux shining people ideas Love proves itself by deeds, so how am I to show my love? Great deeds are forbidden me. The only way I can prove my love is by scattering flowers and these flowers are every little sacrifice, every glance and word, and the doing of the least actions for love. Therese of Lisieux sacrifice flower love
