"As I waited to sit with Mother Teresa for the first time, my mind was churning through a list of questions. I kept thinking that I needed to come up with the one question that no one had ever asked her - I wanted her to notice me and remember me.
As though a gentle breeze brushed my face, she suddenly and quietly appeared. Strength and meekness held in perfect tension, sitting beside me, she tenderly took my hands and set them in her lap.
Before I could even get a question past my lips, she looked straight into my eyes and started asking me about my family, my home, why I was in India. In mere moments she had set my heart at peace and made me feel as if I were the most important person in the world. Somehow in her busy schedule, she had time to sit with a college kid from Omaha, to get inside my head and heart. I felt sincerely loved by her.
I sat waiting for Mother Teresa in my yearning for significance, hoping to prove that I was different. Mother allowed herself to fade into the background and pressed me forward. Her grace demonstrated the truth that in God we are all beautiful and lovable. But this truth is something ascribed, not earned. Simple obedient, loving humble, Mother exposed the pride in me."
För henne var livet med Gud inte bara ord utan i allra högsta grad handling. Genom att människor mötte hennes kärlek mötte dem Guds kärlek. Jag vill lära av henne. Jag vill se människor runt omkring mig, jag vill ha tid att sitta ner. Jag vill ha tid att älska andra i denna stressade värld.
As though a gentle breeze brushed my face, she suddenly and quietly appeared. Strength and meekness held in perfect tension, sitting beside me, she tenderly took my hands and set them in her lap.
Before I could even get a question past my lips, she looked straight into my eyes and started asking me about my family, my home, why I was in India. In mere moments she had set my heart at peace and made me feel as if I were the most important person in the world. Somehow in her busy schedule, she had time to sit with a college kid from Omaha, to get inside my head and heart. I felt sincerely loved by her.
I sat waiting for Mother Teresa in my yearning for significance, hoping to prove that I was different. Mother allowed herself to fade into the background and pressed me forward. Her grace demonstrated the truth that in God we are all beautiful and lovable. But this truth is something ascribed, not earned. Simple obedient, loving humble, Mother exposed the pride in me."
utdrag ur Simple Spirituality av Christopher L. Heuertz
För henne var livet med Gud inte bara ord utan i allra högsta grad handling. Genom att människor mötte hennes kärlek mötte dem Guds kärlek. Jag vill lära av henne. Jag vill se människor runt omkring mig, jag vill ha tid att sitta ner. Jag vill ha tid att älska andra i denna stressade värld.
Amen.... <3
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