Mother Teresa: Difference between revisions

<blockquote>Criticism of Mother Teresa is often directed at the insignificant scale of the work she and the Sisters undertake by comparison with the need.... But Christianity is not a statistical view of life. That there should be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over all the hosts of the just, is an anti-statistical proposition. Likewise with the work of [Mother Teresa’s] Missionaries of Charity. Mother Teresa is fond of saying that welfare is for a purpose—an admirable and a necessary one—whereas Christian love is for a person. The one is about numbers, the other about a man who was also God.<ref>Ibid., p. 28.</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>What the poor need, Mother Teresa was fond of saying, even more than food and clothing and shelter (though they need these, too, desperately), is to be wanted. It is the outcast state their poverty imposes upon them that is the most agonizing.<ref>Ibid., pp. 22, 23.</ref></blockquote>

<blockquote>Mother Teresa was in every way a saint. She received her calling from the masters at inner levels, and she fulfilled it beyond expectations....</blockquote>

<blockquote>Each person’s calling is unique. Mother Teresa was to serve the poorest of the poor. She did this with such profound love and awareness of the dignity of each soul that she actually bought extra time for this planet. She saw Christ in everyone. Her very presence helped others to want to do better, to give more and to serve more. Her presence was a healing force in and of itself....</blockquote>

<blockquote>Mother Teresa Teresa never sought any of the fame that came to her. In fact, it caused her spiritual angst and physical pain. The fame was truly Christ’s and not hers. She understood this, but those covering her story could not fully comprehend it. Abundance came to the missions, but this is the way of spiritual alchemy. She was God’s vessel. As she once said, “I am just a pencil in the Lord’s hand.” God provides abundance when it is necessary to the work of a saint. She was free of greed, hatred, covetoudness and other earthly foibles. Her desire was to save souls and save the poor. This she did magnificently.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Though she was a Catholic through and through, Mother Teresa honored the ways of all that she met. She condemned no one for his or her spiritual persuasion, and she served all who were sent her way. There are great lessons in this.</blockquote>

<blockquote>There is a reason that Mother Teresa’s home was in India. She represented the Mother flame and India came to honor her as the Mother.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Heaven was waiting for her arrival. Her life was a cause for celebration in the etheric realm. Indeed, the words “well done” echoed through our halls, and we all felt joy in her accomplishments. This daughter of God understood joy as few have known it.</blockquote>

<blockquote>It is important to note that her calling did not come easily or simply at first; very few do. Mother Teresa prayed without ceasing and studied to internalize the deepest meaning of Christ’s teaching. She was guided throughout her mission because of the purity of her intent and her dedication to the will of God. Her evolution to saint, however, was a path and a process. The greatest pity will be if others do not realize that this path is open to all who seek it with the fervor and commitment that she modeled.<ref>{{MFH}}, pp. 212–13.</ref></blockquote>