On September 4, 2016 a little Roman Catholic nun from Calcutta will finally be canonized into the Catholic Church as a saint. Mother Teresa who was born as Agnes Bojaxhiu to her family in Yugoslavia, will become an official role model for others and a faithful intercessor in heaven before God. So in celebration I've decided to pull together a few of my favorite quotes from such an incredible woman.

"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love."

"A joyful heart is the normal result of a heart burning with love."

"I used to pray that God would feed the hungry, or do this or that, but now I pray that He will guide me to do whatever I'm supposed to do, what I can do. I used to pray for answers, but now I'm praying for strength. I used to believe that prayer changes things, but now I know that prayer changes us and we change things."



"There is no greater reason to be on Earth than to do good."

"It's not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It's not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving."

"Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you."



"Some people come in your life as blessings. Some come in your life lessons."

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish He didn't trust me so much."

"Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin."

"The greatest miracle is that God can work through nothings, small things like us. He uses us to do his work."