A few years ago in a Bible study during a discussion I mentioned that even Mother Teresa fought within herself, in her soul and her consciousness, with her own faith and her feelings. It was a dead end as far as discussion, but I wonder if the pastor would remember that day now! A book is coming out September 4 - Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light. I want it.
I did a study on it today with our son. Brief, basic, an introduction for a ten year old.
- She was born as 'Agnes' in 1910 in Macedonia. Five kids born, two died. Father died when she was only eight. Perhaps poisoned by political foes.
- At age 18 she went to school in Dublin, Ireland, to learn English. Never saw her mom again.
- She taught history and geography, happily, for about 15 years.
- On a retreat, Christ spoke to her.
- She began the Missionaries of Charity to help the poorest of the poor in Calcutta, India.
She's Buddhist, or sort of a Buddhist. I wager she's quite familiar with the Scriptures. I see Christian references in her video. I was never crazy about the Eurythmics because I was metal, but some of their tunes were catchy. Who can forget "Sweet Dreams are Made of These." I never did go for the androgyny, but that's her thing. It works for her. If I could look so good with one inch hair I'd go for it! But anyway, my point was going to be, it's an awesome video. Great to see a mature woman not trying to look 24 and still rocking some badmojambo, serious lyrics. It's going to resonate with a lot of people. I'd like to listen to more popular music than I do, but anymore with the lyrics...I have to be so careful what I listen to. Garbage in, garbage out, or better yet Philippians 4:8.
Hey, it's Friday. In Kara's inimitable way lemme say, "Have a super-d-duper week-end!"
