To me, in that moment of grace, the Virgin Mother and Mother Teresa were one. D. Bernhard An Inspiration Mother Teresa has inspired me to reach out to others, especially the poor, the marginal and the suffering of the world. In this day and age of great wealth in the United States I realize that there is also great pain in the world. I have learned that a person can do with a lot less in life to give to those who have nothing. Our goal in life should not be in the material world but in the sphere of love.
Love demands the giving away of things and self.
Once that is done the soul experiences joy and peace, things that cannot be purchased, only treasured. It is true that the eyes of the poor are the eyes of Jesus calling out for love and assistance in a world that rejects both him and the poor as being useless and not needed. I have found that in opening my hand to another it is filled with grace from above. I thank God for the gift of Mother Teresa and for having the opportunity to have met her. Mother Teresa's Prayer Years ago when I attended the Eucharistic Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, I met a nun and told her how very disappointed I was at not being able to see Mother Teresa as our bus arrived too late.