Prayer of Mother Teresa

There's a lot of talk about the effects of God's Spirit on a person's life.
Whether you're a Catholic or Protestant, this prayer (of Mother Teresa) is like purity to the soul.


Refreshing.
Like the first few sips of ice water pouring down your throat on a steaming summer day.
Like the first glimpse of green leaves after a long arctic winter.
Like the determination on a child's face after their first few steps.
Refreshing.

God's Spirit refreshed her in such a way that she prayed with purity, sincerity, and humility.
May this prayer demonstrate the transforming and refreshing effect God's Spirit can have on your life.


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