Mother Teresa's Do It Anyway Prayer

Do It Anyway
--Adopted by Mother Theresa--

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self-centered;

Forgive them anyway.

If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives;

Be kind anyway.

If you are successful, you will win some false friends and true enemies;

Succeed anyway.

If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;

Be honest anyway.

What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;

Build anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;

Do good anyway.

Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;

Give the world the best you've got anyway.

You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and God;

It was never between you and them anyway.

Mother Teresa's U.N. prayer

Heavenly Father, you have given us a model of life in the Holy Family of Nazareth.
Help us, O loving Father to make our family another Nazareth where love, peace and joy reign. May it be deeply contemplative, intensely Eucharistic and vibrant with joy.
Help us to stay together in joy and sorrow through family prayer.
Teach us to see Jesus in the members of our family especially in their distressing disguise.
May the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus make our hearts meek and humble like His and help us to carry out our family duties in a holy way.
May we love one another as God loves each one of us more and more each day, and forgive each other's faults as You forgive our sins.
Help us, O loving Father to take whatever You give and to give whatever You take with a big smile.
Immaculate Heart of Mary, cause of our joy, pray for us. St. Joseph, pray for us.
Holy Guardian Angels be always with us, guide and protect us.
Amen