Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
Therese Of LisieuxRead
As the sun shines both on the cedar and the smallest flower, so the Divine sun illumines each soul.
Interpretation
The quote expresses the idea that every soul, regardless of its stature, is valued and enlightened by the Divine.
Therese of Lisieux highlights the inherent worth of every individual by comparing the Divine to the sun, which shines equally on both grand and humble creations of nature. This notion reassures us that no matter our impact or significance in society, we all receive illumination and love from a higher power, emphasizing that every soul holds value and beauty.
In practice
In a speech about self-worth, one might use this quote to illustrate the idea that everyone is cherished equally by the Divine.
Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
I prefer to be accused unjustly, for then I have nothing to reproach myself with, and joyfully offer this to the good Lord. Then I humble myself at the thought that I am indeed capable of doing the thing of which I have been accused.
You heard me, only Friend whom I love. To ravish my heart, you became man. You shed your blood, what a supreme mystery!... And you still live for me on the Altar. If I cannot see the brilliance of your Face Or hear your sweet voice, O my God, I can live by your grace, I can rest on your Sacred Heart!
Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident - in the most audacious way - in His Fatherly goodness.
The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us - that is all He asks.
Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - difficulties, contradictions, humiliations, all the soul's miseries, her burdens, her needs - everything, because through them, she learns humility, realizes her weakness. Everything is a grace because everything is God's gift. Whatever be the character of life or its unexpected events - to the heart that loves, all is well.
As far as you can, get into the habit of asking yourself in relation to any action taken by another: "What is his point of reference here?" But begin with yourself: examine yourself first.
Buffalo Bill's defunct who used to ride a watersmooth-silver stallion and break onetwothreefourfive pigeonsjustlikethat Jesus he was a handsome man and what i want to know is how do you like your blueeyed boy Mister Death
The vulgar crowd always is taken by appearances, and the world consists chiefly of the vulgar.
Sleep lingers all our lifetime about our eyes, as night hovers all day in the boughs of the fir-tree.
It is customary to complain of the bustle and strenuousness of our epoch. But in truth the chief mark of our epoch is a profound laziness and fatigue; and the fact is that the real laziness is the cause of the apparent bustle.
Death focuses the mind on the things that really matter: why are we here, and what should we do?
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