Teresa of Avila

"The heart that seeks God will find Him hidden in the most unexpected places."

"In the school of the cross, the soul learns the deepest wisdom."

"Love is the only law that binds the soul to the divine will."

"The soul's destiny is not in this world, but in the eternal embrace of God."

"Gratitude transforms the ordinary into the sacred."

"In the darkness of doubt, faith becomes the soul's guiding light."

"God's love for us is more constant than our love for ourselves."

"The interior life is the foundation upon which all external holiness rests."

"To surrender to God is to find freedom beyond all earthly understanding."

"The soul that seeks God must be willing to be found by love."

"In prayer, we align the finite with the infinite, the temporal with the eternal."

"God does not call the qualified; He qualifies those He calls."

"The greatest act of love is to give one's entire self to God."

"In the garden of the soul, God cultivates virtues season by season."