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Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.  Ps 23:6

For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifettime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Ps 30:5

But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God's unfailing love for ever and ever. Ps 52:8

Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days. Ps 90:14

Answer me, O lord, out of the good ness of your love; in your great mercy turn to me. Ps 69:16

 

 

Blessed is the man who always fears the Lord,

but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble.

 

He who works his land will have abundant food,

but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

 

He who trusts in himself is a fool,

but he who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

 

He who gives to the poor will lack nothing,

but he who closes his eys to them receives many curses.

 

A fool gives full vent to his anger,

but a wise man keeps himself under control.

 

Fear of man will prove to be a snare,

but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.

 

The righteous detest the dishonest;

the wicked detest the upright.

“	The criticism that Mother Teresa faced, especially in non-Christian countries, was that the ultimate goal of her work was to proselytize. The Hindu priests at a Kali temple were unhappy when Mother and the Sisters began their work at Nirmal Hriday in Kalighat close to the temple. Then something happened that brought about a complete change of heart. Mother heard that one of the priests of the temple was dying of an infectious disease and nobody would touch him. She collected his emaciated body in her arms and brought him to her home. The local people asked her to stay. A Hindu priest of the temple said to her with folded hands, "for thirty years I have worshipped the goddess Kali in stone, but today the goddess Mother stands before me alive.	”
—Joly, Chaliah eds.[58]

“	Spread love everywhere you go: first of all in your own house. Give love to your children, to your wife or husband, to a next door neighbor... Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness; kindness in your face, kindness in your eyes, kindness in your smile, kindness in your warm greeting.	”
—Mother Teresa[59]

“	People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered; Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives; Be kind anyway. If you are successful you will win some false friends and true enemies; Succeed anyway. If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you; Be honest and frank anyway. What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight; Build anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous; Be happy anyway. The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow; Do good anyway. Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough; Give the world the best you've got anyway. You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God; it was never between you and them anyway.	”
—Mother Teresa

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I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience? I try to give to the poor people for love what the rich could get for money. No, I wouldn't touch a leper for a thousand pounds; yet I willingly cure him for the love of God.

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The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.

He makes me lie down in green pastures,

he restores my soul.

He guides me in paths of righteousness

for his name's sake.

Even though I walk

through the valley of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil,

for you are with me:

your rod and your staff,

they comfort me.

 

You prepare a table before me

in the presence of my enemies.

You anoint my head with oil;

my cup overflows.

 

I went past the field of the sluggard,

past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment,

thorns had come up everywhere,

the ground was covered with weeds,

and the stone wall was in ruins.

I applied my heart to what I observed

and learned a lesson from what I saw:

A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest--

and poverty will come on you like a bandit

and scarcity like an armed man.

 

 

 

 Haughty eyes and a proud heart,

the lamp of the wicked , are sin!

 

The plans of the diligent lead to profit

as surely as haste leads to poverty.

 

A fortune made by a lying tongue

is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

 

He who guards his mouth and his tongue

keeps himself from calamity.

 

The proud and arroghant man--"Mocker" is his name;

he behaves with overweening pride.

 

There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan

that can succeed against the LORD.

 

The horse is made ready for the day of battle,

but victory rests with the LORD.