Clean heart Quote by Mother Teresa
“Yesterday is gone and tomorrow has not yet come; we must live each day as if it were our last so that when God calls us we already, and prepared, to die with a clean heart.”
About This Quote
Source Sermon: Compassion and Mortality, 1975
Live each day as if it were your last, prepared for death with a clean heart.
In simple terms: Live fully, ready for death.
Cultivate humility and readiness.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- personal prayer
- service work
- ethical decision making
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How does awareness of mortality shape your choices?
- What does a “clean heart” mean to you?
Fear of death can hinder living fully.