"Reflect carefully on this, for it is so important that I can hardly lay too much stress on it. Fix your eyes on the Crucified and nothing else will be...

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God withholds Himself from no one who perseveres.
More Teresa of Ávila quotes
"Untilled ground, however rich, will bring forth thistles and thorns; so also the mind of man.
"...it takes great humility to find oneself unjustly condemned and be silent, and to do this is to imitate the Lord Who set us free from all our sins. ...
"...aconsejaría yo a los que tienen oración, en especial al principio, procuren amistad y trato con otras personas que traten de lo mismo. Es cosa impo...
"Prayer and comfortable living are incompatible.