Mother Teresa Quotes

“Holiness does not consist in doing extraordinary things. It consists in accepting, with a smile, what Jesus sends us. It consists in accepting and following the will of God.”
― Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa: In My Own Words

“The first requirement for prayer is silence. People of prayer are people of silence.”
― Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa: In My Own Words

“Sometimes people can hunger for more than bread.
It is possible that our children, our husband, our wife, do not hunger for bread, do not need clothes, do not lack a house. But are we equally sure that none of them feels alone, abandoned, neglected, needing some affection? That, too, is poverty”
― Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa: In My Own Words

“The less we have, the more we give. Seems absurd, but it's the logic of love.”
― Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa: In My Own Words

“A way of satisfying our brethrens' hunger is to share with them whatever we have - to share with them until we ourselves feel what they feel.”
― Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa: In My Own Words

“We all have the duty to serve God where we are called to do so. I feel called to serve individuals, to love each human being. My calling is not to judge the institutions. I am not qualified to condemn anyone. I never think in terms of a crowd, but of individual persons. If I thought in terms of crowds, I would never begin in my work. I believe in the personal touch of one. If others are convinced that God wants them to change social structures, that is a matter for them to take up with God.”
― Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa: In My Own Words

“It is very compelling that before Jesus explained God's words, before he explained the beatitudes to the crowd, he felt compassion for them and fed them (Matthew 5). Only after they were fed did he start to teach them.”
― Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa: In My Own Words

“Jesus continues to live his passion. He continues to fall, poor and hungry, just like he fell on the way to Calvary. Are we at his side to volunteer to help him? Do we walk next to him with our sacrifice with our piece of bread - real bread - to help him get over his weakness?”
― Mother Teresa, Mother Teresa: In My Own Words