"God teaches the soul by pains and obstacles,…" — Jean-Pierre de Caussade
"God teaches the soul by pains and obstacles, not by ideas."
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Jean-Pierre de Caussade
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15 Quotes by Jean-Pierre de Caussade
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All simple souls must admire and respect one another, saying: 'Let us proceed each one along our path to the…
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There is not a moment in which God does not present Himself under the cover of some pain to be…
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The books the Holy Spirit is writing are living, and every soul a volume in which the divine author makes…
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You would be very ashamed if you knew what the experiences you call setbacks, upheavals, pointless disturbances, and tedious annoyances…
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Souls who can recognize God in the most trivial, the most grievous and the most mortifying things that happen to…
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The soul, light as a feather, fluid as water, innocent as a child, responds to every movement of grace like…
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What God arranges for us to experience at each moment is the best and holiest thing that could happen to…
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Those who have abandoned themselves to God always lead mysterious lives and receive from him exceptional and miraculous gifts by…
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There is no peace more wonderful than the peace we enjoy when faith shows us God in all created things.
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To love God in great things is not so perfect an act of faith as to worship them in small…
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The present moment is always full of infinite treasure. It contains far more than you can possibly grasp. Faith is…
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God speaks to all individuals through what happens to them moment by moment.
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