Weekly Treats
Weekly Messages
Surprised by Mother Teresa
Medard Laz
Share with your friends on Facebook
The story is told of a Franciscan monk in Australia who was assigned to be the guide and "gofer" to Mother Teresa when she visited New South Wales.
Thrilled and excited at the prospect of being so close to this great woman, he dreamed of how much he would learn from her and what they would talk about.
But during her visit, he became frustrated. Although he was constantly near her, the friar never had the opportunity to say one word to Mother Teresa. There were always other people for her to meet.
Finally, her tour was over, and she was due to fly to New Guinea. In desperation, the Franciscan friar spoke to Mother Teresa: "If I pay my own fare to New Guinea, can I sit next to you on the plane so I can talk to you and learn from you?"
Mother Teresa looked at him. "You have enough money to pay airfare to New Guinea?," she asked.
"Yes," he replied eagerly. "Then give that money to the poor," she said. "You'll learn more from that than anything I can tell you." A God Alert
Mother Teresa understood that Jesus' ministry was to the poor and she made it hers as well. She knew that they more than anyone else needed good news.
Thanks to Brett Blair for sharing this.
What lesson of Good News have YOU learned from helping someone who was poor or in need?
More From Treats for the Soul
Blessed Are You! January 29, 2023
A Friend Is a Friend! January 28, 2023
What You Come to Realize! January 27, 2023
Words Have Power! January 26, 2023
An Agent of Change! January 25, 2023
Blessed Are You!
There was a beggar who came every week to ask a very wealthy man for money.
A Friend Is a Friend!
Jesus said: " No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what
What You Come to Realize!
One day it just clicks…..You realize what's importantAnd what isn't.You come to care lessAbout what other
Words Have Power!
People under fifty in our society have never lived in America where movie language was not
An Agent of Change!
In real life, Jesus Christ was an agent of change. He came into the world without
God's Getting Better At It!
There was a little girl sitting on her grandfather's lap as he read her a bedtime
This will allow you to receive notifications of articles of interest, especially our daily and weekly messages