Always think of yourself as everyone’s servant; look for Christ Our Lord in everyone and you will then have respect and reverence for them all.

Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582) Spanish mystic, poet, philosopher, saint
“Maxims for Her Nuns,” #25

In Complete Works St. Teresa of Avila, Vol. 3 (1963) [ed E. Allison Peers]


 
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