There is a terrible hunger for love. We all experience that in our lives--the pain, the loneliness. We must have the courage to recognize it. The poor you may have right in your own family. Find them. Love them. ---Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart. Speak tenderly to them. Let there be kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, in the warmth of your greeting. Always have a cheerful smile. Don't only give your care, but give your heart as well.
Mother TeresaKeep your heart pure. A pure heart is necessary to see God in each other. If you see God in each other, there is love for each other, then there is peace.
Mother TeresaIn loving one another through our works we bring an increase of grace and a growth in divine love.
Mother TeresaThe poor are our brothers and sisters ... people in the world who need love, who need care, who have to be wanted.
Mother TeresaOur life of contemplation shall retain the following characteristics: โmissionary: by going out physically or in spirit in search of souls all over the universe. โcontemplative: by gathering the whole universe at the very center of our hearts where the Lord of the universe abides, and allowing the pure water of divine grace to flow plentifully and unceasingly from the source itself, on the whole of his creation. โuniversal: by praying and contemplating with all and for all, especially with and for the spiritually poorest of the poor.
Mother Teresa