"For prayer is nothing else than being on terms of friendship with God." ― Saint Teresa of Avila Topic(s): Friendship Tags: nothing, prayer More From Saint Teresa of Avila "God gave us faculties for our use; each of them will receive its proper reward. Then do not let us try to charm them to sleep, but permit them to do their work until divinely called to something higher." "Be gentle to all and stern with yourself." "The feeling remains that God is on the journey, too." More In Friendship "Friendship is the marriage of the soul, and this marriage is liable to divorce."― Voltaire "We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy."― Arthur Ashe "Moral science is better occupied when treating of friendship than of justice."― Thomas Aquinas