Mother Teresa Quotes
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Do not worry about why problems exist in the world - just respond to people's needs.
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God does not require that we be successful only that we be faithful.
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You can find Calcutta all over the world, if you have the eyes to see.
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Go out into the world today and love the people you meet. Let your presence light new light in the hearts of people.
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What we say does not matter - only what God says to souls through us.
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You can pray while you work. Work doesn't stop prayer and prayer doesn't stop work. It requires only that small raising of the mind to him: I love you God, I trust you, I believe in you, I need you now. Small things like that. They are wonderful prayers.
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Suffering is nothing by itself. But suffering shared with the passion of Christ is a wonderful gift, the most beautiful gift, a token of love.
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The fullness of our heart is expressed in our eyes, in our touch, in what we write, in what we say, in the way we walk, the way we receive, the way we serve.
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I don't think we can do anything more than what we are doing now.
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No matter who says what, you should accept it with a smile and do your own work.
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God gives us things to share, God doesn't give us things to hold.
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We are at Jesus' disposal. If he wants you to be sick in bed, if he wants you to proclaim His work in the street, if he wants you to clean the toilets all day, that's all right, everything is all right. We must say, "I belong to you. You can do whatever you like." And this ..is our strength, and this is the joy of the Lord.
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We must free ourselves to be filled by God. Even God cannot fill what is full.
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Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person.
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Thank God we don't serve God with our feelings, otherwise I don't know where I would be. - Pray for me.
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If you pray more you will pray better.
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Holiness is doing God's will with a smile.
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If I look at the mass I will never act.
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If you give what you do not need, it is not giving.
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One thing that I ask of you: Never be afraid of giving. There is a deep joy in giving, since what we receive is much more than what we give.
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The work we do is only our love for Jesus in action...If we pray the work...if we do it to Jesus, if we do it for Jesus, if we do it with Jesus...that's what makes us content.
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Everybody has something good inside them. Some hide it, some neglect it, but it is there
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In our home (for the dying at Kali Ghat) in Calcutta, there is great peace, unity and love. Many Hindu families bring food, clothing nonstop to our home for the dying. This is an act of love. I didn't ask them. They have only heard about what I am doing and they all come.
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Whenever you share love with others, you'll notice the peace that comes to you and to them.