Mother Teresa: Her Essential Wisdom
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- Synopsis
- I see God in every human being. When I wash the Leper's wound, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience! -- Mother Teresa *** Mother Teresa was beloved the world over for her tireless efforts and service to millions ol the poor, the outcast, the ill, and the dying. On the path to sainthood, she was beatified by the Catholic Church in 2003, just six years after her death. Her Essential Wisdom is a collection of hundreds of inspiring quotations from Mother Teresa. In the half-century of her public life, she visited and spoke in more than one hundred countries about the subjects closest to her heart. The selections gathered here, drawn largely from her spoken words, are both simple and profound in their wisdom and truth. In these excerpts, Mother Teresa reflects upon the meaning of love, the importance of charity and service to the poor, the need for prayer, the value of family, the role of suffering, and the absolute dignity of every human being. There are also quotations in which Mother Teresa recollects her own calling to the religious life, and later, her calling to devote her life to living among and serving the poorest of the poor. Here, too, is a selection of quotations from world leaders, dignitaries, and religious figures describing Mother Teresa's powerful legacy of faith, compassion, and hope for all humanity.
- Copyright:
- 2006
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 134 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780760780206
- Publisher:
- Fall River Press
- Date of Addition:
- 08/31/12
- Copyrighted By:
- Fall River Press
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Reference, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Franson
- Proofread By:
- Bethesda Lily
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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