Remembering Blessed Mother Teresa

26 Aug 1910 to 5 Sept 1997

By Blood, I am Albanian
By citizenship, an Indian
By faith, I am a Catholic nun
As to my calling, I belong to the world
As to my heart, I belong entirely to the Heart of Jesus.

12 years old - she felt strongly the call of God. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of God.

18 years old - she left Albania and went to Ireland to join the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions to India. Here she received the name Sister Mary Teresa after the Saint Therese of Lisieux. (Her birthname was Gonxha Agnes.)

36 years old - she received an inspiration, a call within her call, she heard Jesus pleas to her "Come Be My Light". With this revelation, she founded The Missionaries of Charity dedicated to serve the poorest of the poor.

Mother Teresa's quotes on God.

Before you speak, it is necessary for you to listen, for God speaks in the silence of the heart.

Mother Teresa's quotes on prayers.

The fruit of silence is prayer
the fruit of prayer is faith
the fruit of faith is love
the fruit of love is service
the fruit of service is peace

Feel often during the day the need for prayer and pray.

Prayer opens the heart, till it is capable of containing God himself.

Ask and seek and your heart will be big enough to receive Him And keep Him as Your Own.

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

Quotes on forgiveness.
"If we really want to love we must learn how to forgive".
“People ask me what advice I have for a married couple struggling in their relationship.
I always answer: pray and forgive.

And to young people from violent homes, I say pray and forgive.
And again even to the single mother with no family support: pray and forgive”

Quotes by Mother Teresa.
Speak tenderly to them.

Let there be kindness in your face, in your eyes, in your smile, in the warmth of your greeting.

Always have a cheerful smile. Don't only give your care, but give your heart as well.

If you are humble nothing will touch you, neither praise nor disgrace, because you know what you are.

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

09.09.09

Today's date is 09.09.09! wow 999 -
999 - enough enough enough
999 - forever, eternity, infinity
999 - police, fireman, ambulance

Inspiration

An email I received which really cheered me. So thoughtful of him knowing that I am in the lows and this is his way of expressing moral support across the miles. Cute baby photo never fails to bring a smile back.

The words in the email. (Interactive images could not be copied/pasted:)

Ever wonder about the abbreviation A.S.A.P.?

Generally we think of it in terms of even more hurry and stress in our lives.

Maybe if we think of this abbreviation in a different manner,

we will begin to find a new way to deal with those rough days along the way.


ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER



In the midst of family chaos, "Quality time" is rare.

Do your best; Let God do the rest - ASAP.



ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER



It may seem like your worries are more than you can bear.

Slow down and take a breather – ASAP.

ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER


God knows how stressful life is.

He wants to ease our cares, and He'll respond to all your needs A.S.A.P.



ALWAYS SAY A PRAYER

such a cute baby!
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After a month-long holiday in the US , my wife and I finally boarded the plane in San Francisco last Sunday heading home. As the plane reached cruising speed with the seat belt sign switched off, a 6 ft 3' black man with the build of Mike Tyson in the front row got up from his seat, turned to face the back, raised his arm and yelled, “HIJACK!”Everyone was frozen to the seat, expecting the worst to happen and two stewards were about to jump onto this guy to overpower him when another voice answered from the back of the plane: “HI JOHN!”The moral of the story is: If you have a friend named Jack, for heaven's sake don't ever call him in the plane. Otherwise you may land yourself in deep shit.

Inspiration

Received an e-mail from X with lots of cute children pictures and these texts. Wondering what on earth is happening to him, don't he have enough business to attend to but to forward emails to us. Guess in his old age he has mellowed and turned more philosophical. So here's the message and hopes it uplifts some people. Truly we do need to be more philosophical to face our failures...........

Maybe. . we were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift.

Maybe . . . it is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it, but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.

Maybe . . . the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; after all, you can't go on successfully in life until you let go of your past mistakes, failures and heartaches.

Maybe . . you should hope for enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, and enough hope to make you happy.

Maybe . . . the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Maybe .. . . the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.

Maybe . . . happiness waits for all those who cry, all those who hurt, all those who have searched, and all those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of all the people who have touched their lives.

May be . . you should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.

Maybe . . . there are moments in life when you miss someone -- a parent, a spouse, a friend, a child -- so much that you just want to pick them fromyour dreams and hug them for real, so that once they are around you appreciate them more.

Maybe … giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but, if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.

Maybe .. . . you should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go, be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of, and want to do.

"Life is only travelled ONCE;
Today’s MOMENT becomes Tomorrow’s MEMORY. Enjoy every moment, good or bad, because the GIFT of LIFE is LIFE itself…."