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"I realized that I had the call to take care of the sick and the dying, the hungry, the naked, the homeless - to be God's Love in action to the poorest of the poor. That was the beginning of the Missionaries of Charity."
"We never had any problem from them. Jyoti Basu has been very kind to us. He was the one who told me "Mother, please do something for these (jail) girls. He has been helpful and always accessible to us over phone. We also never had any problem whenever we wanted to meet him."
"Jesus has very clearly said in the gospel. "Whatever you do, do to the least of my brethren." Clear? That was the work of Jesus."
"Works of love are always to accept and respect others."
"There should be less talk. . . . What do you do then? Take a broom and clean someone's house. That says enough."
"Today somebody is suffering, today somebody is in the street, today somebody is hungry. ... We have only today to make Jesus known, loved, served, fed, clothed, sheltered. Do not wait for tomorrow. Tomorrow we will not have them if we do not feed them today."
"We must see Christ in the disturbing disguise of the poor."
"Let us make that one point - that no child will be unwanted, unloved, uncared for, or killed and thrown away."
"You can't do God's work without suffering."
"We should not serve the poor like they were Jesus. We should serve the poor because they are Jesus."
"Lord, help us to see in your crucifixion and resurrection an example of how to endure and seemingly to die in the agony and conflict of daily life, so that we may live more fully and creatively. You accepted patiently and humbly the rebuffs of human life, as well as the torture of the cross. Help us to accept the pains and conflicts that come to us each day as opportunity to grow as people and become more like you-make us realize that it is only by frequent deaths of ourselves, and our self-centered desires that we can come to live more fully, only by dying with you that we can rise with you."
"I feel called to help individuals, to love each human being. I never think in terms of crowds in general but in terms of persons. Were I to think about crowds, I would never begin anything."
"Every adult was once a child free from prejudice."
"The more we empty ourselves, the more room we give God to fill us."
"I prefer to make a mistake because I am too kind than to perform miracles without any kindness."
"We do not strive for spectacular actions. What counts is the gift of yourself, the degree of love you put into each of your deeds."
"It is only by frequent deaths of ourselves and our self-centered desires that we can come to live more fully."
"I believe God loves the world through us - through you and through me. We use Mother Teresa's name; it is only a name, but we are real co-workers and carriers of His love. Today God loves the world through us. Especially in times like these when people are trying to make God "was," it is you and I, by our love, by the purity of our lives, by our compassion, who prove to the world that God "is.""
"Put yourself completely under the influence of Jesus, so that he may think his thoughts in your mind, do his work through your hands, for you will be all-powerful with him to strengthen you."
"How sad it is when someone comes to you looking for Jesus and all they see is you."