SILENCE

Wise words from St Theresa of Calcutta

“We need silence 

to be alone with God, 

to speak to him, 

to listen to him, 

to ponder his words deep in our hearts.

In silence 

we are filled 

with the energy of God himself 

that makes us do all things 

with joy.

The fruit of silence is prayer, 

the fruit of prayer is faith, 

the fruit of faith is love,

and the fruit of love is service. 

To be only all for Jesus 

we need a deep life of prayer. 

How do we learn to pray? 

By praying. 

Let us adore Jesus 

in the Eucharistic silence.

Souls of prayer 

are souls of great silence. 

We must endeavor to 

live alone with Jesus 

in the sanctuary of our inmost heart. 

In reality there is only one substantial prayer,

Christ himself.

One voice which unites in itself 

all the voices raised in prayer.

Saint Teresa of Calcutta († 1997)