It is here my daughters that love is to be found / not hidden away in corners but in the midst of o

It is here my daughters that love is to be found / not hidden away in corners but in the midst of occasions of sin. And believe me although we may more often fail and commit small lapses our gain will be incomparably the greater.

Author: Saint Teresa of Avila

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