But by considering the love He bore me, I regained my courage, for I never lost confidence in His mercy; in myself, I lost it many times.

St. Teresa of Avila

Love is always stirring and thinking about what it will do. It cannot contain itself. . .

St. Teresa of Avila

Let us desire and be occupied in prayer not for the sake of our enjoyment but so as to have this strength to serve.

St. Teresa of Avila

He Came To Save

Let us not desire delights, daughters: We are well-off here; the bad inn lasts only a night.

St. Teresa of Avila

. . . God doesn't lead all by one path. . . so not because all in this house practice prayer must all be contemplatives; that's impossible.

St. Teresa of Avila

The soul is therefore neither content with nor desirous of the world's satisfactions, because it has in itself what pleases it more. . . . Being with Him is what it wants.

St. Teresa of Avila

. . . in order to . . . ascend to the dwelling places we desire, the important thing is not to think much but to love much: and so do that which best stirs you to love.

St. Teresa of Avila