Quotes About Faith

they are equally pleasing to Him, since all of them followed the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and since the Lord has said: "Tell the just man ALL is well."259 Yes, all is well when one seeks only the will [10]of Jesus,

from the moment I understood that it was impossible for me to do anything by myself, the task you imposed upon me no longer appeared difficult. I felt that the only thing necessary [10]was to unite myself more and more to Jesus and that "all things will be given to you besides.

Charity is the EXCELLENT WAY that leads most surely to God.

feel that my mission is about to begin, my mission to make God loved as I love Him, to teach souls my little way.

It is the way of spiritual childhood, the way of trust and absolute surrender.

Amen, I say to you, unless you be converted and become as little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven" (Mt 18:3).

Then, in the excess of my delirious joy, I cried out: O Jesus, my Love . . . my vocation, at last I have found it . . . MY VOCATION IS LOVE! Yes, I have found my place in the Church, and it is You. O my God, who have given me this place; in the heart of the Church, my Mother, I shall be Love. Thus I shall be everything, and thus my dream will be realized.

My mortifications consisted in breaking my will, always so ready to impose itself on others, in holding back a reply, in rendering little services without any recognition, in not leaning my back against a support when seated, etc., etc. It was through the practice of these nothings that I [15]prepared myself to become the fiancée of Jesus,

It seems to me that if a little flower could speak, it would tell simply what God has done for it without trying to hide its blessings

precisely because my heart is capable of suffering I want it to give Jesus everything [15] possible.

soul in the state of grace has nothing to fear from demons who are cowards, capable of fleeing before the gaze of a little child!

Never have I heard Him speak, but I feel that He is within me at each moment; He is guiding and inspiring me with what I must say and do" (S 276).

never would I be able to love my Sisters as You love them, unless You, O my Jesus, loved them in me.

Thérèse wrote to her sister Léonie, "this thought of the brevity of life gives me courage, it helps me bear the weariness of the road . . . the hour of rest is approaching

Like Marie, we can erroneously believe that our desires and fervor are the measure of our love for God; this is an example of judging our spiritual life with an emotional yardstick. Thérèse tells us that the opposite is true, namely, that our love for God is proved when we act in a loving manner without the support of affect.

Earth again seemed a sad place and I understood that in heaven alone joy will be without any clouds.

The kingdom of God is within you."219 Jesus has no need of books or teachers to instruct souls; He teaches without the noise of words.220 Never have I heard Him speak, but I feel that He is within me at each moment; He is guiding and inspiring me with what I must say and do.

Amen, amen, I say to you, unless the grain of [5]wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it will bring forth much fruit.

I made the resolution never to wander far away from the glance of Jesus in order to travel peacefully toward the eternal shore!

God made me [32r°] feel that true glory is that which will last eternally, and to reach it, it isn't necessary to perform striking works but to hide oneself and practice virtue in such a way that the left hand knows not what the right is doing.62

Perfection consists in [20]doing His will, in being what He wills us to be.

God alone, content with my weak efforts, [20]will raise me to Himself and make me a saint, clothing me in His infinite merits.

And I see that all is vanity and vexation of spirit under the sun,64 that the only good is to love God with all one's heart and to be poor in spirit here on earth.

new peace and strength in my heart: "Life is your barque not your home!