Love cannot remain by itself - it has no meaning. Love has to be put into action, and that action is service. Whatever form we are, able or disabled, rich or poor, it is not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing; a lifelong sharing of love with others.

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Be kind and merciful. Let no one ever come to you without coming away better and happier. Be the living expression of God's kindness.

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If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.

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What we sometimes consider a stumbling block is rather a rock we can step on.

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You can pray while you work. Work doesn't stop prayer and prayer doesn't stop work. It requires only that small raising of the mind to him: I love you God, I trust you, I believe in you, I need you now. Small things like that. They are wonderful prayers.

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At the end of life we will not be judged by how many diplomas we have received, how much money we have made, how many great things we have done. We will be judged by "I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat, I was naked and you clothed me. I was homeless, and you took me in.

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I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us, and we change things.

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Do you want to do something beautiful for God? There is a person who needs you. This is your chance.

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People are generally irrational, unreasonable and selfish. They deserve to be loved, anyway.

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I am a little pencil in God's hands. He does the thinking. He does the writing. He does everything and sometimes it is really hard because it is a broken pencil and He has to sharpen it a little more.

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