If you ask someone in the XX century was a devastating symbol of charity, that most people did not hesitate to answer: "Mother Teresa."This small, wrinkled, smiling old woman with work-worn disproportionately large hands for many children, the poor, the elderly, terminally ill people was the real mother.She was able to show by example that love - this is not an experience or an explosion of emotions.This - the verb action everyday work, renunciation of self.
She carried the light of Jesus' divine love without words and teachings, but an example of his life, the beneficial effect and fullness of God's presence in your heart.
Mother Teresa: a biography
This remarkable woman was born in the Albanian city of Skopje in late summer 1910.Family of little Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (that was the name of the future Mother Teresa) was very wealthy.Agnes grew docile, attentive, musical and creative girl.Even then, it was dreamed to serve the people, work as a teacher or a missionary to go to Africa, or to carry light through writing poetry and short stories.
accustomed Mother Agnes and the rest of her children to the mercy and compassion, often repeating that around there are plenty of adults and children who have nothing to eat, nothing to wear, no place to live.The whole family together, they visited the sick, donated food and clothing to the poor, give money for treatment.Prayer and work are the core values of the family Boyadjiev.
By his twelve years Agnes was sure must devote himself to the service of God.However, the life within the four walls of the monastery and care only about the salvation of his soul it seemed existent selfishness.So at eighteen she joined the Order Lorettskih sisters learned English and soon sailed to Calcutta, to show things divine love and mercy to the people.
biographers very fond of quoting Mother Teresa's correspondence with his brother, in which it says that my brother officer is king, whose two million citizens - and this is important work.And it becomes the service of the King of the world.It
India started its work young nun - in a country with an incredible poverty and unrelenting poverty.Calcutta in the 30s of the last century was a terrifying sight for Europeans.Poisonous snakes, miserable huts alongside the magnificent palaces, mountains of garbage, which were born, lived and died hundreds of thousands of people.
And in that environment, Mother Teresa spent almost sixteen years teaching geography and history of the girls, organizing schools for street children.
In 1948, she received permission from the Vatican to be free and missionary nun to leave his order.Young woman changed her dress on the cheap white sari with a blue stripe on the edge and followed the call of the Lord, to serve Him in the poorest parts of Calcutta.
In the monastery she had not experienced anything needs - always had food, shelter and overnight.And now the life of the nuns has radically changed - she had to sleep on the floor in the slums, to eat than is necessary.But in every impoverished, the sick, the dying man she saw and loved Jesus.
Mother Teresa gave herself entirely to the power of the Will of God, putting into practice the words of Scripture.Her volunteer mission to become the most sad and terrible of all possible - help dying people, so that they can adequately and happily go to the other world.
So the nun founded a house for the dying poor, which takes all the sick and suffering people, abandoned even close.United by rats and ants covered with ulcers and scabs, ugly and a little similar to the sentient beings - they are all here for a kind word, care and love.
This little woman cared for the poor suffering in the last hours of their life on earth, so that they can "die beautifully, like angels."
Each day a new Mother Teresa started with a long prayer to cleanse his soul before anger and selfishness, and then, with joy and a blessing to go to the service of the people.
first she helped only twelve sisters, but the movement grew gradually throughout the world.More than three hundred thousand employees in eighty countries are now carrying the light of love and care in orphanages, leprosarium, clinics for AIDS patients.This gigantic work could not be left without attention, and in 1979, a poor humble nun from Calcutta was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.It is significant that the money spent on traditional banquet, Mother Teresa asked him to convey "his men" - as she called suffering for which she worked.
His ministry, she continued in various "hot" spots: South Africa, Lebanon, Northern Ireland, Beirut, Spitak, Chernobyl.It is always and in all circumstances behave without fear of danger, not worshiped the powers and acted as a true man of God.So she felt herself - a pencil in the hands of God, who wrote a letter of love around the world.
Mother Teresa often criticized the fact that it simply patch holes that the cause of poverty and misery remains, and its actions are drowning in the ocean of the world's problems.She answered that the Lord has called her to be a success, but called to be faithful.So she sincerely sang the words of Scripture that need to worry about "little ones" - the suffering and the needy, expressing his every action of love for Jesus.
She was not afraid of death, because it is only to return home, where her beloved Lord and waiting for a lot of people with whom it is easy.When Mother Teresa loved this earthly life and believed that every day - it is a holiday.Her famous statement about life can now be found everywhere - on the walls of the restaurant menu to AIDS centers.
Mother Teresa passed into eternal life in September 1997, when she was 87 years old.India has been declared a national mourning, and to accompany their favorite nun last journey came more than half a million people.
She was not looking for fame and veneration, but a sincere love, which so generously came from her heart, lit a response of love and hope for millions of people.This little wrinkled old nun could throughout their lives to remind the world that the Christian charity - it is not a surplus of wealth or monetary donations.This forces the creation of the good of his own soul and his own life.
Mother Teresa: statements
«We must take a step towards each other, to share the joy of love.But we can not give what themselves did not have.That's why you need to pray.And then prayer will give us a clean sredtse. "
«You want to interview me?It is better to talk with God. "
«Who is Jesus for me?It is a word that should say.This Light, Peace, Love ... It's hungry, which is necessary to feed the homeless ...Single.Sick!Unwanted!Cripple!Blind!Prisoner! ... I love Jesus with all your heart, with all your being.I gave him everything, even my sins ... »
" Yesterday is already gone.Tomorrow has not yet come.We have only today.So let's get started! "
