Ibelievethatwearenotrealsocialworkers.Wemaybedoingsocialworkintheeyesofthepeople,butwearereallycontemplativesintheheartoftheworld.ForwearetouchingthebodyofChristtwenty-fourhours...AndIthinkthatinourfamilywedon’tneedbombsandguns,todestroy,tobringpeace;justgettogether,loveoneanother,bringthatpeace,thatjoy,thatstrengthofpresenceofeachotherinthehome.Andwewillbeabletoovercomealltheevilthatisintheworld.AndwiththisprizethatIhavereceivedasaPrizeofPeace,Iamgoingtotrytomakethehomeformanypeoplewhohavenohome.
BecauseIbelievethatlovebeginsathome,andifwecancreateahomeforthepoorIthinkthatmoreandmorelovewillspread.Andwewillbeablethroughthisunderstandinglovetobringpeace,bethegoodnewstothepoor,thepoorinourownfamilyfirst,inourcountryandintheworld.Tobeabletodothis,ourSisters,ourliveshavetobewovenwithprayer.TheyhavetobewovenwithChristtobeabletounderstand,tobeabletoshare.BecausetobewovenwithChrististobeabletounderstand,tobeabletoshare.
Becausetodaythereissomuchsuffering...WhenIpickupapersonfromthestreet,hungry,Igivehimaplateofrice,apieceofbread,Ihavesatisfied.Ihaveremovedthathunger.Butapersonwhoisshutout,whofeelsunwanted,unloved,terrified,thepersonwhohasbeenthrownoutfromsociety—thatpovertyissofullofhurtandsounbearable...
Andsoletusalwaysmeeteachotherwithasmile,forthesmileisthebeginningoflove,andoncewebegintoloveeachothernaturallywewanttodosomething.