Richard G. Petty, MD

Using Your Gifts

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“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.”     

Saint Teresa of Ávila (a.k.a. St. Teresa de Jesus, Spanish Nun, Mystic and Author, 1515-1582)   

Watering the Soul

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“The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit.”  

–Saint Teresa of Ávila

 (a.k.a. St. Teresa de Jesus, Spanish Nun, Mystic and Author, 1515-1582)   

Pray Without Ceasing

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“Let him never cease from prayer who has once begun it, be his life ever so wicked, for prayer is the way to amend it, and without prayer such amendment will be much more difficult.”         

–Saint Teresa of Ávila (a.k.a. St. Teresa de Jesus, Spanish Nun, Mystic and Author, 1515-1582)

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