Monday, September 10, 2007

what we need

What we need is to love without getting tired.
How does a lamp burn? Through the continuous input of small drops of oil.
What are the drops of oil in our lamps?
They are the small things of daily life: faithfulness, punctuality, small words of kindness, a thought for others.
These are the true drops of love...
Help us to be faithful in small things, for it is in them that our strength lies.

(Mother Teresa)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

she was heavier and deeper than we knew. here's article on a new book of her letters and inner life:

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1655415,00.html