We are always in the presence of God, yet it seems to me that those who pray are in His presence in a very different sense.
Teresa of AvilaI am quite sure that if we could but once approach the Most Holy Sacrament with great faith and love, it would suffice to make us rich. How much more so if we approach it often!
Teresa of AvilaDiscontent with this world gives such a painful longing to quit it that, if the heart finds comfort, it is solely from the thought that God wishes it to remain here in banishment.
Teresa of Avila