Mother Teresa Quotes About Desire

Quotes about: Desire

• Perfect prayer does not consist in many words, but in the fervor of the desire which raises the heart to Jesus.

  Mother Teresa

  Jesus, Prayer, Heart

  Mother Teresa (2016). “No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition”, p.4, New World Library

• The coming of Jesus at Bethlehem brought joy to the world and to every human heart. may His coming this Christmas bring to each one of us that peace and joy that He desires to give.

  Mother Teresa

  Christmas, Jesus, Heart

• It is not possible to engage in the direct apostolate without being a soul of prayer. We must be aware of oneness with Christ, as he was aware of oneness with his Father. Our activity is truly apostolic only insofar as we permit him to work in us and through us with his power, with his desire, with his love.

  Mother Teresa

  Prayer, Father, Oneness

  Mother Teresa (2001). “Mother Teresa: Essential Writings”

• Everything starts with prayer. Love to pray-feel the need to pray often during the day and take the trouble to pray. If you want to pray better, you must pray more. The more you pray, the easier it becomes. Perfect prayer does not consist of many words but in the fervor of the desire which raises the heart to Jesus.

  Mother Teresa

  Jesus, Prayer, Heart

• One day there springs up the desire for money and for all that money can provide — the superfluous, luxury in eating, luxury in dressing, trifles. Needs increase because one thing calls for another. The result is uncontrollable dissatisfaction. Let us remain as empty as possible so that God can fill us up.

  Mother Teresa

  Spring, Shopping, Luxury

  "No Greater Love, Commemorative Edition".

• It is only by frequent deaths of ourselves and our self-centered desires that we can come to live more fully.

  Mother Teresa

  Self, Desire, Self Centered

• Then we have the silence of the eyes which will always help us to see God. Our eyes are like two windows through which Christ or the world comes to our hearts. Often we need great courage to keep them closed. How often we say, I wish I had not seen this thing, and yet we take so little trouble to overcome the desire to see everything.

  Mother Teresa

  Heart, Eye, Two

• Lord, help us to see in your crucifixion and resurrection an example of how to endure and seemingly to die in the agony and conflict of daily life, so that we may live more fully and creatively. You accepted patiently and humbly the rebuffs of human life, as well as the torture of the cross. Help us to accept the pains and conflicts that come to us each day as opportunity to grow as people and become more like you-make us realize that it is only by frequent deaths of ourselves, and our self-centered desires that we can come to live more fully, only by dying with you that we can rise with you.

  Mother Teresa

  Pain, Opportunity, Self

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