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I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things.

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Mother Teresa
Age: 87 †
Born: 1910
Born: August 26
Died: 1997
Died: September 5
Religious Sister
Saint
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu
Blessed Teresa of Calcutta
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
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Let me thus praise You in the way You love best: by shining on those around me. Let me preach You without preaching, not by words, but by my example, by the catching force, the sympathetic influence of what I do, the evident fullness of the love my heart bears to You. Amen.
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In light of heaven, the worst suffering on earth, a life full of the most atrocious tortures on earth, will be seen to be no more serious than one night in an inconvenient hotel.
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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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Souls of prayer are souls of great silence
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At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At the heart of life is service.
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Don't expect your friend to be a perfect person. Help your friend to become a perfect person. That is true friendship
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Therefore, even if you write a letter for a blind man or you must go and sit and listen, or you take the mail for him, or you visit somebody or bring a flower to somebody... it is never too small, for this is our love of Christ in action
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We have only today. Let us begin
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The first time I received an award, I was very surprised. I did not know whether to accept it or not. But I came to the conclusion that I should accept awards in the name of the poorest poor, as a form of homage to them. I think that basically, when awards are given to me, the existence of the poor in the world is being recognized.
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There are only two ways: either we love-and love in action is service - or we put hatred into action and destroy.
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It was easier to deal with poverty and death in India that the lack of spirituality in America.
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By abortion, the mother does not learn to love, but kills even her own child to solve her problems.
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I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will not ask, 'How many good things have you done in your life?' rather he will ask, 'How much love did you put into what you did?'
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Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.
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Nobody can change your religion unless you want to and God gives you the grace. It's between you and God alone. Nobody can force you.
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