We must love one another as God loves each one of us. To be able to love, we need a clean heart. Prayer is what gives us a clean heart. The fruit of prayer is a deepening of faith and the fruit of faith is love. The fruit of love is service, which is compassion in action.
–Blessed Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
What is essential is not what we say but what God tells us and what He tells others through us. In silence He listens to us; in silence He speaks to our souls. In silence we are granted the privilege of listening to His voice.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Silence is the root of our union with God and with one another. In silence we are filled with the energy of God Himself that makes us do all things in joy. The more we receive in silent prayer, the more we can give in our active life.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Saints are only sinners who keep trying.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Prayer is the mortar that holds our house together.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
Without expectation, do something for love itself, not for what you may receive. Love in action is what gives us grace. We have been created for greater things – to love and to be loved. Love is love – to love a person without any conditions, without any expectations. Small things, done in great love, bring joy and peace. To love, it is necessary to give. To give, it is necessary to be free from selfishness.
–Saint Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)
