Oil in Our Lamp

"What we need is to love without getting tired.  

How does a lamp burn?  

Through the continuous input of small drops of oil.  

What are these drops of oil in our lamps?
They are the small things of daily life: 

faithfulness, 

small words of kindness, 

a thought for others,
our way of being silent, 

of looking, 

of speaking, 

and of acting.  

Do not look for Jesus away from yourselves. 

He is  not out there; He is in you.  

Keep your lamp burning, and you will recognize Him."

Mother Teresa