Teresa of Avila

"Let him never cease from prayer, who has once begun to pray, even though his life is ever so bad. For prayer is the only way to amend one's life and without prayer it will never be mended. Let him not be tempted of the devil, as I was, to give up prayer on account of one's unworthiness. Let such a one rather believe that if he will only repent and pray, our Lord will still hear and answer."

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Source: The Collected Works of St. Teresa of Avila: Volume 1.

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Teresa of Avila

Teresa of Avila

Saint, Mystic, Writer

Teresa of Avila was a 16th-century Spanish mystic and reformer known for her influential works on prayer and spirituality, particularly 'The Interior Castle.'

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