What Does Your Love Letter Say To The World?

I didn’t know much about Mother Teresa until I bought a book of quotations in the early 90’s and began to read through it.  I knew that she worked with some of the poorest people in the world in the slums of Calcutta and won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work.  When I came to her page of quotations, I was stunned by their power and compassion.  She only had one page of quotes while the other notable leaders had multiple pages of quotes, but her words spoke to me like no one else’s.

           

            “We can do no great things – only small things with great love.”

           

            “I do not pray for success.  I ask for faithfulness.”

           

            “I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter  to the world.” 

I got her biography and read more about her and realized that these words were life-transforming…I am not sure if she really was of this earth or not.  It is hard for me to imagine a human being dedicating her work and life to living among people who are among the poorest in the world.  People who were destitute, unwanted, dying.  I found it truly remarkable that a Catholic Nun could dedicate herself to people of other faiths – people of the Hindu faith, the Muslim faith, and even people of no faith. 

Public educators do this too!  We write our own “love letter” to the world by doing the work that we do, serving every child who walks through our door regardless of their background.  What does your love letter say?