Be the one for Jesus

Just hope to share part of a letter from Mother Teresa to her sisters working in the Missionary of Charity. It's such an encouragement to feel her simple humility and her pure heart to love Jesus and the poor. To Teresa, the poor are not only made in the same image of God, but they also have the very presence of Jesus in them - Jesus is bearing the suffering with them. Like what Jesus said in Matthew 25:

"'for I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me... Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’"

Mother Teresa lived by this determination to "be the one" to love and comfort Jesus who are dressed in poverty.

She also gently reminded her sisters that " love begins at home - our community - our family." Love starts from loving the ones who are the closest in our lives.


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My dearest children, Sisters, Brothers, Fathers, Lay Missionaries, Co-workers,

This brings you my prayer and blessing for each one of you - my love and gratitude to each one of you for all you have been and have done all these 40 years - to share the joy of loving each other and the Poorest of the Poor.

Your presence and the work you have done throughout the world for the glory of God and the good of the Poor has been a living miracle of love of God and yours in action. God has shown His greatness by using nothingness - so let us always remain in our nothingness - so as to give God a free hand to use us without consulting us. Let us accept whatever He gives and give whatever He takes with a big smile...

Humility always is the root of zeal for souls and charity. We see that in Jesus - on the Cross and in the Eucharist...

So it is very important for us MC to be pure and humble... Because a pure heart can see God in the Poor - a humble heart can love and serve Jesus in the Poor.

Remember the five fingers -
you-did-it-to-Me

Remember - love begins at home - our community - our family.

Remember - works of love are works of peace.

Let us thank Jesus for the 40 years of tender love we have received from Him through each other- and pray that we grow in this love for each other and our Poor- by deepening our personal and intimate love for Jesus and greater attachment to Jesus through prayer and sacrifice.

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God bless you
M. Teresa, M.C.