The most terrible poverty is loneliness and the feeling of being unloved.
03544 – The Most Terrible Poverty
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01898 – Putting Love into Action
Love cannot remain by itself--it has no meaning, Love has to be put into action and that action is service... All works of love are works of peace.
01865 – Silent Prayer
The more we receive in silent prayer, the more we can give in our active life. Silence gives us a new outlook on everything. We need silence in order to touch others. The essential thing is not what we say, but what God says to us and through us. God is always waiting...
01602 – Teaching Has Imprint
You will teach them to fly, but they will not fly your flight. You will teach them to dream, but they will not dream your dream. You will teach them to live, but they will not live your life. Nevertheless, in every flight, in every life, in every dream, the print of...
01601 – Really Want to Love?
If we really want to love we must learn how to forgive.
01401 – “I’ve Found Jesus!”
Some years have gone by, but I will never forget a young French girl who came to Calcutta. She looked so worried. She went to work in our home for dying destitutes. Then, after ten days, she came to see me. She hugged me and said, "I've found Jesus!" I asked where she...
01375 – Remaining Empty
Riches, both material and spiritual, can choke you if you do not use them fairly. For not even God can put anything in a heart that is already full. One day there springs up the desire for money and for all that money can provide--the superfluous, luxury in eating,...
01264 – Seeing the Need for Love
People are hungry for love. Are we aware of that? Do we know that? Do we see that? Do we have eyes to see? Quite often we look but we don't see. We are all just passing through this world. We need to open our eyes and see. Since we cannot see Christ, we cannot express...
01098 – Numbers? Don’t Worry!
Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time, and always start with the person nearest you.
01097 – Small Things
Sharing, thoughtfulness...help build community life.Doing small things for the great love of each other maybe just a smile maybe just carrying a bucket of water maybe just thoughtfulness at the table.These are small things...small things.