May 6, 2011 Friday: Second Week of Easter (A)
“Where can we buy enough food for them to eat?...Two hundred days’ wages worth of food would not be enough for each of them to have a little.” (Jn 6:5-7)
Our people are great people
"Our people are great people," Mother Teresa often said, speaking of those she claimed as "our poor." "They are such wonderful people...You will gain much to know them. I can say that I have received much more from the poor than I have given to the poor." They were her "heroes," whose goodness she set as an example for others to imitate. She was particularly touched at how they were able to show joy in spite of their suffering, at how generous and concerned they were for others in the midst of their own want, or how they forgave and refused to be bitter or resentful even in the face of deep hurt. "This is the greatness of people who are spiritually rich even when they are materially poor."
-Mother Teresa from Where There Is Love, There Is God
Our people are great people
"Our people are great people," Mother Teresa often said, speaking of those she claimed as "our poor." "They are such wonderful people...You will gain much to know them. I can say that I have received much more from the poor than I have given to the poor." They were her "heroes," whose goodness she set as an example for others to imitate. She was particularly touched at how they were able to show joy in spite of their suffering, at how generous and concerned they were for others in the midst of their own want, or how they forgave and refused to be bitter or resentful even in the face of deep hurt. "This is the greatness of people who are spiritually rich even when they are materially poor."
-Mother Teresa from Where There Is Love, There Is God
