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Anonymous wrote:

Hi, guys —

Who made Mother Teresa's life hard?

Anonymous

  { Who made Mother Teresa's life hard? }

Mike replied:

Hi Anonymous,

You said:

I would question, whether Mother Teresa thought her life was hard.

  • Why?

Because it was her calling. What she wanted to do. Compared to most lifestyles in the United States, it was a more difficult life but:

— callings are not meant to be compared
— callings are meant to be fulfilled.

Yes, even if there is a lot of pain and suffering involved. It's all part of the calling.

One of the reasons I love being Catholic is because anyone on the face of the earth can understand the purpose and meaning behind redemptive suffering in their own life within a Catholic Christian context.

Hope this helps,

Mike

Mary Ann replied:

I love your answer, Mike!

Mary Ann

Mike replied:

Thanks.

That's why they pay me the big bucks : )

Mike

John replied:

To add to Mike's point.

Mother Teresa had everything she needed to accomplish the will of God for her life.
Hence, I'd say she prospered. That's right, prospered.

Prosperity in the sense that she knew the will of God for her life. God provided everything she needed to do it, and unlike most of us, she actually did it!

John

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