The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her
Mother TeresaRead
The more we can give in our silent prayer, the more we can give in our active life.
Interpretation
Silent prayer enhances our capacity to contribute actively in life.
This quote by Mother Teresa emphasizes the connection between spiritual practice and real-world actions. It suggests that the depth of our internal reflections and silent prayers can cultivate a greater capacity for generosity and positive action in our daily lives, reinforcing the idea that inner strength and spirituality fuel outward kindness and service to others.
In practice
In a motivational speech about community service and giving back, you might say, 'As Mother Teresa wisely stated, the more we can give in our silent prayer, the more we can give in our active life.'
The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her
I believe in person to person; every person is Christ for me, and since there is only one Jesus, that person is only one person in the world for me at that moment.
Purity is the fruit of prayer.
If your Eyes are Positive, You will Love the World. _x000D_ But if Your Tongue is Positive, The World will Love you.
The poor are great! The poor are wonderful! The poor are very generous! They give us much more than what we give them.
The biggest disease today is not leprosy or tuberculosis, but rather the feeling of being unwanted.
Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage._x000D_ Minds innocent and quiet take that for a hermitage:_x000D_ If I have freedom in my love, and in my Soul I am free,_x000D_ Angels alone, that soar above, enjoy such liberty.
Everything's got space between it, the planets, trees, your eyes. Your eyes get too close together, it's a whole different world. You can lose perspective.
While overeating would be seen by some as an indulgence of self, it is in fact a profound rejection of self. It is a moment of self-betrayal and self-punishment, and anything but a commitment to one's own well-being.
Sometimes the shadow stays next to the Light. Sometimes it disappears into the Light
I measured the skies, now the shadows I measure, Sky-bound was the mind, earth-bound the body rests. [Kepler's epitaph]
I don't know what it is about death that makes it so hard. I suppose it's the one-sided communication; the fact that we never get to ask our loved one if she suffered, if she is happy wherever she is now...if she is somewhere. It's the question mark that comes with death that we can't face, not the period.
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