What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people! Teresa of Avila More Quotes by Teresa of Avila More Quotes From Teresa of Avila I am quite sure that if we could but once approach the Most Holy Sacrament with great faith and love, it would suffice to make us rich. How much more so if we approach it often! Teresa of Avila rich holy and-love What friends or kindred can be so close and intimate as the powers of our soul, which, whether we will or no, must ever bear us company? Teresa of Avila kindred soul bears Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God. God alone is sufficient. Teresa of Avila christian god inspirational May nothing wind you up, nothing affright you; everything comes and goes. God, still, just there; through patience all will be achieved. If you have God, you lack nothing: God alone will do. Teresa of Avila comes-and-goes may wind God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us try to charm them to sleep, but permit them to do their work until divinely called to something higher. Teresa of Avila humility sleep trying It is the nature of love to work in a thousand different ways. Teresa of Avila different love way Consider seriously how quickly people change, and how little trust is to be had in them; and hold fast to God, Who does not change. Teresa of Avila saint doe people Whenever conscience commands anything, there is only one thing to fear, and that is fear. Teresa of Avila one-thing command conscience You ought to make every effort to free yourselves even from venial sin, and to do what is most perfect. Teresa of Avila effort sin perfect Patient endurance / Attaineth to all things. Teresa of Avila endurance patient patience The true penance comes when God takes away the soul's health and strength for doing penance. Even though I have mentioned elsewhere the great pain this lack causes, the pain is much more intense here. All these things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted. Teresa of Avila all-things roots Everything seems to me to pass so quickly that we must concentrate on how to die rather than on how to live. How sweet it is to die if one has lived on the Cross with Christ. Teresa of Avila saint sweet christ I have often thought with wonder of the great goodness of God; and my soul has rejoiced in the contemplation of His great magnificence and mercy. May He be blessed for ever! For I see clearly that He has not omitted to reward me, even in this life, for every one of my good desires. Teresa of Avila soul blessed desire Lord, how Thou dost afflict Thy lovers! Teresa of Avila lovers lord god 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. Teresa of Avila reflection prayer moving You pay God a compliment by asking great things of Him. Teresa of Avila saint prayer god However much we do to avoid them, we shall never lack crosses in this life if we are in the ranks of the Crucified. Teresa of Avila this-life ifs crosses Don't be curious of matters that don't concern you; never speak of them, and don't ask about them. Teresa of Avila self-control speak matter 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 much: and a slave belonging to one of his brothers being once in his house, was treated by him with as much tenderness as his own children. Teresa of Avila brother father children I have always had this failing - that I cannot explain myself, as I have said, except at the cost of many words. Teresa of Avila failing cost said
