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Praying Quotes by Mother Teresa

46 Praying quotes by Mother Teresa

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Mother Teresa asks us to pray for trust instead of clarity, believing that faith grows deeper when we let go of certainty. She says prayer connects us to God, belief, love, and service. She also notes that true compassion begins with a prayerful heart.

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Helping hands are better than Praying Lips

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If you pray more you will pray better.

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My secret is simple -- I pray.

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If you want to pray better, you have to pray more.

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Whatever religion we are, we must pray together.

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We cannot really know God if we do not pray.

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If you're too busy to pray...you're too busy

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I can do only one thing, like a little dog follow closely the Master's footsteps. Pray that I be a cheerful dog.

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We do our work for Jesus and with Jesus. It's not a matter of praying some times and working others. We pray…

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Thank God we don't serve God with our feelings, otherwise I don't know where I would be. - Pray for me.

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

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Pray for me that I not loosen my grip on the hands of Jesus even under the guise of ministering to the…

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By praying ... If you want to pray better, you must pray more.

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I have never had clarity; what I have always had is trust. So I will pray that you will trust God.

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If we pray, we will believe; If we believe, we will love; If we love, we will serve.

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Keep the joy of loving God in your heart and share this joy with all you meet especially your family. Be holy…

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The family that prays together stays together, and if they stay together they will love one another as God has loved each…

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True love is love that causes us pain, that hurts, and yet brings us joy. That is why we must pray to…

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If I can give you any advice, I beg you to get closer to the Eucharist and to Jesus... We must pray…

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Where does love begin? In our own homes. When does it begin? When we pray together. The family that prays together stays…

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Let us love one another as God loves each one of us. And where does this love begin? In our own home.…

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I will not pray clarity for you. Clarity is the crutch of the Christian. But I will pray trust for you, that…

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The work we do is only our love for Jesus in action...If we pray the work...if we do it to Jesus, if…

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Christ prays in me, Christ works in me, Christ thinks in me, Christ looks through my eyes, Christ speaks through my words,…

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We need prayer to understand God's love for us. If we really mean to pray and want to pray we must be…

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Have a great compassion for people. To be able to have a heart full of compassion, we need to pray. Especially be…

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People ask me what advice I have for a married couple struggling in their relationship. I always answer: pray and forgive. And…

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Be faithful to the time spent in prayer and make sure that at least half of your prayer is spent in silence.…

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The beginning of prayer is silence. If we really want to pray we must first learn to listen, for in the silence…

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A family that prays together stays together. As we are united at this moment, let us join also the prayer of all…

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I am sure that all people know deep down inside that the little child in the mother's womb is a human being…

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Our life of contemplation shall retain the following characteristics: —missionary: by going out physically or in spirit in search of souls all…

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There are some people who, in order not to pray use as an excuse the fact that life is so hectic that…

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We must pray to Jesus to give us that tenderness of the Eucharist.

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Holy Angels, our advocates, our brothers, our counselors, our defenders, our enlighteners, our friends, our guides, our helpers, our intercessors - Pray…

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Let's not pray long, drawn-out prayers, but let's pray short ones full of love. Let us pray on behalf of those who…

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I have never found a problem with people from different religions praying together. What I have found is that people are just…

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As for me, the silence and the emptiness is so great, that I look and do not see, — Listen and do…

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The woman is at the heart of the home. Let us pray that we women realize the reason for our existence: to…

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I pray that you will understand the words of Jesus, “Love one another as I have loved you.” Ask yourself “How has…

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They should give until it hurts, maybe a very small thing, maybe just a packet of cigarettes, but instead of by smoking that one…

It is by forgiving that one is forgiven.

The more we empty ourselves, the more room we give God to fill us.

Joy is prayer; joy is strength: joy is love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.