Mother Teresa Quotes
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We must love prayer. It widens the heart to the point of making it capable of containing the gift that God makes of himself. Ask and seek, and your heart will be widened to welcome him and to keep him within itself.
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When we judge others we leave no room to love them.
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It takes a checkbook to change the world
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Just show up and things will happen.
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If you are Catholic, and some other person comes to you seeking guidance, naturally you take him straight away to someone who can show him God's love.
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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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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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Death is nothing else but going home to God, the bond of love will be unbroken for all eternity.
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The first requirement for prayer is silence. People of prayer are people of silence.
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Let nothing perturb you, nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything.
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We must never get into the habit of being preoccupied with the future. There is no reason to do so. God is there.
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My mother tongue is Albanian. But, I am equally fluent in Bengali (language of Calcutta) and English.
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You can and you must expect suffering.
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Whenever you share love with others, you'll notice the peace that comes to you and to them.
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We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do.
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We serve life, not because it is broken, but because it is holy.
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Faith keeps the person who keeps the faith.