For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of ... -Saint Teresa of Avila

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For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God.

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Saint Teresa of Avila Quotes to Explore

Be gentle to all and stern with yourself....
Those who give themselves to prayer should in a special manner have always a devotion to St. Joseph; for I know not how any man can think of the Queen...
To reach something good it is very useful to have gone astray, and thus acquire experience....
In a state of grace, the soul is like a well of limpid water, from which flow only streams of clearest crystal. Its works are pleasing both to God and...
May God protect me from gloomy saints....
I had many friends to help me to fall; but as to rising again, I was so much left to myself, that I wonder now I was not always on the ground. I prais...
We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us....
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...
The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too....
For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God....

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I have sworn eternal opposition to slavery, and by the blessing of God, I will never go back....
I look forward to death with great anticipation, to meeting God face to face....
God's people are peculiar. Their spirit cannot mingle with the spirit and influence of the world. You do not wish to bear the Christian name and yet b...
The God of this world is riches, pleasure and pride....
Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God....
Complaining is dangerous business. It can damage or even destroy your relationship with God, your relationships with other people, and even with your ...
I believe that the greatest form of prayer is praise to God....
God in the beginning formed matter in solid, massy, hard, impenetrable, movable particles, of such sizes and figures, and with such other properties, ...
Faith activates God - Fear activates the Enemy....
You will never exaggerate when you speak good things of God. It is not possible to do so. Try, dear brethren, and boast in the Lord....