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21 " To smile at God. "
― Brian Kolodiejchuk , Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta
22 " She encouraged others to smile in suffering as she herself did. "
23 " her “smile”—as an expression of her loving disposition toward God—in spite of her feelings. "
24 " Love Jesus—live with Jesus that you may live for Jesus. "
25 " God alone, God everywhere, God in everybody and in everything, God always. "
26 " With St. Ignatius47 you may add: My only wish and desire, the one thing I humbly crave to have is the grace to love God, to love Him alone. Beyond that I ask for nothing more. "
27 " Pray for me, Your Grace, that there be really “only Jesus” in me.51 "
28 " As for myself—there is but one desire—to love God as He has never been loved—with deep personal love. "
29 " I am perfectly happy to be nobody even to God…. "
30 " sit down quietly and write down what exactly and in detail you (1) wanted to do, (2) the means by which you desire to bring it about, (3) how would you form your disciples etc. (4) what kind of people you would recruit for this work, (5) where would be the centre of your work, (6) whether it is not possible to obtain this end by [a] congregation already in existence, (7) whether it would not be more conducive toward the end to use a kind of association or sodality20 and not religious exactly to work out your scheme. There "
31 " My second resolution is to become an apostle of Joy—to console the Sacred Heart of Jesus through joy. "
― Mother Teresa , Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta
32 " Love demands sacrifice. But if we love until it hurts, God will give us His peace and joy…. Suffering in itself is nothing; but suffering shared with Christ’s Passion is a wonderful gift. "