“Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.”

— Mother Teresa · Calm quote

Catholic nun and missionary · 1910 – 1997

Albanian-Indian Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1979).

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