More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.
From Saint Teresa of Avila
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.
Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul.
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.
Mental prayer in my opinion is nothing else than an intimate sharing between friends; it means taking time frequently to be alone with Him who we know loves us. The important thing is not to think much but to love much and so do that which best stirs you to love. Love is not great delight but desire to please God in everything.
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.
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience.
There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers.
Don't let your sins turn into bad habits.
I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible.
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