Do It Anyway – A Legendary Prayer By Mother Teresa

This inspiring prayer captures Mother Teresa's message of compassion and humility, urging listeners to reflect on love, service, and shining Christ's light through everyday actions. Let this prayer guide you to live a life of faith and selfless love.
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People are often unreasonable, irrational, 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 unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you.
Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight.
Create anyway. If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous.
Be happy anyway. The good you do today will often be forgotten.
Do good anyway.

Give the best you have, and it will never be enough.
Give your best anyway. In the final analysis, it is between you and God.
It was never between you and them anyway.

Transcript

People are often unreasonable,

Irrational,

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 unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies.

Create anyway.

If you are honest and sincere,

People may deceive you.

Be honest and sincere anyway.

What you spend years creating,

Others could destroy overnight.

Create anyway.

If you find serenity and happiness,

Some may be jealous.

Be happy anyway.

The good you do today will often be forgotten.

Do good anyway.

Give the best you have and it will never be enough.

Give your best anyway.

In the final analysis,

It is between you and God.

It was never between you and them anyway.

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