Prayers of Mother Theresa

These were the prayers written by Mother Theresa that I used this evening:

Breathe in us, O Holy Spirit, that our thoughts may all be holy
Act in us, O Holy Spirit, that our work too may be holy
Draw our hearts, O Holy Spirit, that we love but what is holy
Strengthen us, O Holy Spirit, to defend all that is holy
Guide us then, O Holy Spirit, that we always may be holy. Amen
Deliver us, O Jesus,

From the desire of being loved,
From the desire of being extolled,
From the desire to being honoured,
From the desire of being praised,
From the desire of being preferred,
From the desire of being consulted,
From the desire of being approved,
From the desire of being popular,
From the fear of being humiliated,
From the fear of being despised,
From the fear of suffering rebukes,
From the fear of being calumniated,
From the fear of being forgotten,
From the fear of being wronged,
From the fear of being ridiculed,
From the fear of being suspected.
Amen.
Lead us from death to life,
from lies to truth
Lead us from despair to hope
from fear to trust
Lead us from hatred to love
from war to peace
Let peace fill our hearts, our world
our universe with peace. Amen

O God, Father of every human being, you ask us all to bring love where the poor are humiliated, reconciliation where human beings are divided, joy where the Church is shaken. You open this road for us so that we may be ferments of communion throughout the entire human family.

Make us worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow men throughout the world, who live and die in poverty and hunger. Give them today, through our hands, their daily bread and through our understanding love, give peace and joy. Amen

Dear Jesus, help us to spread Thy fragrance everywhere we go. Flood our souls with Thy spirit and love. Penetrate and possess our whole being so utterly that all our life may only be a radiance of Thine. Shine through us and be so in us that every soul we come in contact with may feel Thy presence in our souls. Let them look up and see no longer us but only Jesus. Stay with us and then we shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others. Amen