Today on October 1st, we celebrate the feast day of St. Therese of Leisieux or "The Little Flower of Jesus". St. Therese has been one of my favorite saints for some time now, and although I could probably go on and on about her, what is most impactful about her to me is her own words. I find myself constantly writing her words down in my prayer journal and them sustaining me through hard times and helping me praise the beautiful times. So that is what I leave you with today, St. Therese's beautiful words (and with them some really beautiful pictures of flowers taken by my wonderful husband!)
"Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice. Here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word. Always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love."
"To remain a child before God means to recognize our nothingness, to expect everything from God. It is not to become discouraged over our failings for children fall often, but they are too little to hurt themselves very much. "
"My strength lies in prayer and sacrifice; they are invincible weapons and touch hearts more surely that words can do, as I have learned by experience."
"How can I fear a God who is nothing but mercy and love?"
"Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing."
"Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude."
"I know that love strengthens every vocation, that love is everything, that it embraces all times and all places, because it is eternal."
"Jesus has shown me the only way that leads to the fire of divine life: it is that of a little child who, full of trust, falls asleep in its father's arms."
St. Therese of Lisieux, pray for us!
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