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Quotes of Saint Teresa of Avila to Help You Find Peace Daily in a World of Chaos. St. Teresa of Ávila, OCD, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, was a Carmelite nun, Spanish mystic and religious reformer. She was born on March 28, 1515, Ávila, Spain and died on October 4, 1582 (age 67 years), Alba de Tormes, Spain. Her feast day is October 15.
1. “Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing away: God never changes.
Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices.”
2. “Love makes labour light. It is love alone that gives worth to all things.”
3. “Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours.”
4. "May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let this presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us."
5. “Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God.”
6. “The devil frequently fills our thoughts with great schemes, so that instead of putting our hands to what work we can do to serve our Lord, we may rest satisfied with wishing to perform impossibilities.”
7. “Be gentle to all, and stern with yourself.”
8. “In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.”
9. “It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts.”
10. “Let nothing disturb you, nothing frighten you, all things are passing, God is unchanging. Patience gains all; nothing is lacking to those who have God: God alone is sufficient.”
11. “Hope, O my soul, hope. You know neither the day nor the hour. Watch carefully, for everything passes quickly, even though your impatience turns a very short time into a long one.”
12. “Tear your heart away from everything else; then seek God and you will surely find him.”
13. “Trust God that you are where you are meant to be.”
14. “In fact, all of your theological concepts may only serve to cool the fire of love in the will.”
15. “After you die, you wear what you are.”
16. “If I were to give advice, I would say to parents that they ought to be very careful whom they allow to mix with their children when young; for much mischief thence ensues, and our natural inclinations are unto evil rather than unto good.”
17. “Authentic prayer changes us, unmasks us, strips us, indicates where growth is needed.”
18. “MY DAY IS ENDING Let nothing, O Lord, disturb the silence of this night. Let nothing make me afraid. For you are with me, and I am with you. Let me not be shy in your presence. Rather let me speak with you in confidence, trust, and love. For you are my father and mother, my brother and sister, my lord, my spouse. In whatever way pleases you, teach me what I must do to please you. However undeserving I am, I humbly ask you to fill this night with the gifts of your love, with the gift of yourself. For if I have you, God, I will want for nothing. You alone suffice.”
19. “Be assured that the more progress you make in loving your neighbor, the greater will be your love for God.”
20. “Love does not consist in great sweetness of devotion, but in a fervent determination to strive to please God in all things, in avoiding, as far as possible, all that would offend Him,”
BONUS: “The important thing is not to think much but to love much; and so do that which best stirs you to love.”
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