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My secret is a very simple one: I pray. To pray to Christ is to love him.

Mother Teresa

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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
Christ
Love
Pray
Praying
Secret
Simple

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We can do no great things-only small things with great love.
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Often you can see power lines running alongside the street. Unless current is flowing through them, there is no light. The power line is you and I! The current is God! We have the power to allow the current to flow through us and thus to generate the light of the world: JESUS - or to refuse to be used and, thus, allow the darkness to spread.
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The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.
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I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the waters to create many ripples.
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When you love till it hurts, there will be no hurt left, just love.
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We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence.
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I am Albanian by birth. Now I am a citizen of India. I am also a Catholic nun. In my work, I belong to the whole world. But in my heart, I belong to Christ.
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Once I asked my counsellor for advice about my vocation. I asked, 'How can I know if God is calling me and for what he is calling me?' He answered, 'You will know by your happiness. If you are happy with the idea that God calls you to serve him and your neighbour, this will be the proof of your vocation.'
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Let's do something beautiful for God.
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