What did Teresa of Avila mean by: Accustom yourself continually to make many acts of love, for they enkindle and melt the soul. Teresa of Avila Nun · Spain Copy
+ Holy church-that mother who is also a queen because she is a king’s bride. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Teresa of Avila, Marriage, Monarchy, Religion, 0 Teresa of Avila Nun · Spain
+ Do not think you have gained a virtue unless you have first been tried by its opposite. Author, December 22, 2023December 29, 2024, Teresa of Avila, Growth, Trials, Virtue, 0 Teresa of Avila Nun · Spain
+ All things must come to the soul from its roots, from where it is planted. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Teresa of Avila, Connection, Growth, Roots, 0 Teresa of Avila Nun · Spain
+ Never do anything which you could not do in the sight of all. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Teresa of Avila, Accountability, Integrity, Transparency, 0 Teresa of Avila Nun · Spain
+ How is it, Lord, that we are cowards in everything save in opposing thee? Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Teresa of Avila, Faith, Fear, Opposition, 0 Teresa of Avila Nun · Spain
+ Who God possesseth In nothing is wanting; Alone God sufficeth. Author, December 22, 2023December 29, 2024, Teresa of Avila, Contentment., Possession, Sufficiency, 0 Teresa of Avila Nun · Spain
+ In all created things discern the providence and wisdom of God, and in all things give Him thanks. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Teresa of Avila, Gratitude, Providence, Wisdom, 0 Teresa of Avila Nun · Spain
+ I would never want any prayer that would not make the virtues grow within me. Author, December 22, 2023December 28, 2024, Teresa of Avila, Growth, Prayer, Virtue, 0 Teresa of Avila Nun · Spain
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