Souls without prayer are like bodies, palsied and lame, having hands and feet they cannot use. Teresa of Avila More Quotes by Teresa of Avila More Quotes From Teresa of Avila Christ does not force our will, He only takes what we give Him. But He does not give Himself entirely until He sees that we yield ourselves entirely to Him. Teresa of Avila yielddoegiving Our souls may lose their peace and even disturb other people's, if we are always criticizing trivial actions - which often are not real defects at all, but we construe them wrongly through our ignorance of their motives. Teresa of Avila motivationrealpeace All things pass... Patience attains all it strives for. Teresa of Avila strifestrivepatience Humility must always be doing its work like a bee making honey in the hive: without humility all will be lost. Teresa of Avila humilitybeeshoney 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. Teresa of Avila gratefulfaithheart God is even kinder than you think. Teresa of Avila kinderfaiththinking 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 of the world. Doing what God wanted made me happy; but I felt bound by the things of this world. Teresa of Avila callinghandsworld This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged. Teresa of Avila essentialslikesbody Mental prayer is nothing else but being on terms of friendship with God, frequently conversing in secret with Him. Teresa of Avila saintsecretprayer 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. Teresa of Avila sufferingtrialsjesus 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. Teresa of Avila examplelordblessing After you die, you wear what you are. Teresa of Avila near-death-experiencenear-deathdies The saints rejoiced at injuries and persecutions, because in forgiving them they had something to present to God when they prayed to Him. Teresa of Avila forgivingadversitysaint Let nothing disturb thee; Let nothing dismay thee; All things pass; God never changes. Patience attains All that it strives for. Teresa of Avila never-changestrivepatience Do you know when people really become spiritual? It is when they become the slaves of God and are branded with His sign, which is the sign of the Cross, in token that they have given Him their freedom. Teresa of Avila slavespiritualpeople Don't let your sins turn into bad habits. Teresa of Avila bad-habitshabitsin May I not come before You with empty hands, since we are rewarded according to our deeds. Teresa of Avila saintdeedshands Those who in fact risk all for God will find that they have both lost all and gained all. Teresa of Avila risklostfacts Pain is never permanent. Teresa of Avila singlepainspiritual One always goes on as one begins. Teresa of Avila goes-on
