Mother Teresa of Calcutta had an answer for everything.
Posted by Terry Nelson on Sep 18th, 2007
Sayings of light and love:
“If I ever become a Saint—I will surely be one of ‘darkness.’ I will continually be absent from Heaven—to light the light of those in darkness on earth .”
“Stay where you are. Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering and the lonely right there where you are — in your own homes and in your own families, in your workplaces and in your schools. … You can find Calcutta all over the world, if you have the eyes to see. Everywhere, wherever you go, you find people who are unwanted, unloved, uncared for, just rejected by society — completely forgotten, completely left alone.”
“If we really want to love we must learn how to forgive.”
She also told the Sisters, “Let the people eat you up.”
September 18th, 2007 at 9:06 pm
Perhaps the phrase “Think Global, Work Locally” should be changed to “Find Your Own Calcutta Locally and Heal the World’.
Thanks for sharing the quotes.
September 18th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
I like that Paula.
September 19th, 2007 at 5:37 am
It is amazing that someone can be so humble and yet so powerful at the same time.
September 19th, 2007 at 6:52 am
love it1
September 19th, 2007 at 8:07 am
I especially love the second quote.
September 19th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
SF - I especially love the 2nd quote too… when you read the book of her letters, it will mean even more to you.
May 22nd, 2008 at 11:27 am
she was amazing