To be able to pray we need to forgive. Then our hearts will be free to pray. And we must really pray and make many sacrifices to create peace in our own house first. We cannot work for peace, nor give peace if we do not have that peace in our own hearts. That is why many things are made to destroy life; it is because peace is destroyed in our own hearts. Just as we have love in action, we also have destruction in action.

Suffering makes it important, first of all, that we pray, because we need courage to forgive. And to be able to forgive, we need lots of love in our hearts. Forgive! And also we must know that we need to be forgiven. And for that we need a humble heart. So humility and love will help us to forgive each other; and instead of hurting each other we will begin to love each other and to see what is beautiful in each other. Every one of us has something beautiful. If we only take the trouble to see it, we will be able to love that person—even that person who hurts us most. If we have a free heart, we will be able to forgive that person.

The words of Mother Teresa