True Holiness
Learn my children to be holy. For true holiness consists of doing God’s work with a smile. (Mother Theresa)
Depressing Service
Mother Theresa loved those dying on the streets of India.
Some impoverished, terminally ill people ended up on the streets because they had no family to care for them. Broken, diseased beggars, without medical care, dying homeless and alone, ignored by most of the people walking past.
So what does it mean when a nun wearing a white sari with three blue stripes seeks out a dying man, woman or child, living on the streets?
It means their last days on earth changes for the better.
Mother Theresa’s Philosophy
Mother Theresa taught her nuns one key idea.
No one should die feeling unwanted or unloved.
This is why she said
“,,,true holiness consists of doing God’s work with a smile.”
The goal? Treat each dying person’s physical needs cheerfully and with compassion. This helps each man or woman experience Christ’s love. Mother Theresa’s nuns don’t view the dying as a burden. Instead these people are treasured and valued until they die.
My Spiritual Point
Ministering to the poor in India didn’t start with the founding of the Missionaries of Charity in 1950. But every other group naturally focused on saving the people who could be helped. Then one day, the Lord challenged Mother Theresa to offer His love to the dying, who couldn’t be saved. She answered His call and changed the world.
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Editor’s Note: The religious order of nuns Mother Theresa founded is commonly called Sisters of Charity and they don’t only minister to the dying. Her nuns also run orphanages, shelters, medical clinics, soup kitchens, and food distribution centers.
