What value is there in faith without works? And what are they worth if they are not united to the merits of Jesus Christ, our only good?
Teresa of AvilaThe more we see that any action springs not from the motive of obedience, the more evident is it that it is a temptation of the enemy; for when God sends an inspiration, the very first effect of it is to infuse a spirit of docility.
Teresa of Avila