“The reason for our existence is to quench the thirst of Jesus. When he asked for water, the soldier gave him vinegar to drink—but his thirst was for love, for souls, for you and me.” St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Jesus thirsts!
Jesus thirsts!
Treat everyone with respect
“We must never undervalue any person.—The workman loves not to have his work despised in his presence. Now God is present everywhere, and every person is his work.” St. Francis de Sales
Treating everyone with respect
Empathetic listening
“Anna spoke not only naturally and intelligently, but intelligently and casually, without attaching any value to her own thoughts, yet giving great value to the thoughts of the one she was talking to.” Leo Tolstoy
Empathetic Listening
Perseverance
“Believe to the end, even if all men went astray and you were left the only one faithful; bring your offering even then and praise God in your loneliness.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
Perseverance
God the Father of Mercy
“The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.” CS Lewis
