Comments on: Letters Reveal Mother Teresa's Secret

Book Of Iconic Nun's Letters Shows She Was Tormented By Her Doubts In Her Faith

[revamv7]

This shows that Mother Tersea was human. We have fears and doubts even about our faith. There is nothing wrong with showing our weakenesses. No matter what she wrote or how she felt, she continued her work and that is great faith. Faith is continuing in the work God has give us to do even when we cannot hear from Him or feel his presence. That is why He gave us his Word. We cannot look at what we see through our physical eye. We must see things as God sees them.

For all the believers, now you know that you are not alone. This should give us great encouragement to do aa Paul say in Philippians, I press on to the mark of the high call which is in Christ Jesus."

[irish2171]

Doubt is not necessarily a "bad" thing. Doubt can strengthen one''s faith. Unfortunately, the media often exploits the negative side of things to promote their best interest, selling media. True Christians won''t have any problem reading between the lines. We all have doubt, some more than others. The blind have doubt because they can''t see, but they still believe. I would be interested in knowing why her last wishes were not fulfilled. She was smart enough to know that we weren''t capable of understanding her letters without exploiting them.....that''s why she wanted them destroyed.

[spiel1958]

The most severe test of one''s faith in God comes from witnessing or experiencing suffering, especially as Mother Teresa did, and as do millions across the globe every day. I already knew that Mother Teresa had experienced feeling abandoned by God. Caring for a severely handicapped child has provided our family with the same experience. But our daughter remains, and so did the poorest of the poor for Mother Teresa. Did she run away from her vocation? No. Have we given up on our daughter? Never! Suffering is ultimately a gift. It must be seen that way. How else can it be accepted or understood. Our daughter''s handicap has caused seemingly overwhelming hardships for our family, but we carry on, because her life has value and she is a gift to us. We struggle daily with what God''s purpose for us is, and we sometimes doubt He really cares, but our doubts are cast aside when see our daughter smile, and observe how much our other children love her. Mother Teresa experienced this love from her poor as well, and that is what sustained her, the agony of Christ on the Cross, seen in each suffering face.
I''m sure this book will be an inspiration to many who have doubts, and that means each one of us.

[startide-2009]

dukedevil, I read the article, and just because it does not mention satanic attack doesn''t mean he wasn''t involved.

As a person of faith, I''ve questioned my belief in God over the course of my life. I turned my back on God for many years. And yes, I believe in a deciever as well as a reedeemer.

Is it only a person of faith that can respect her struggles to believe while continuing to fight for the underprivelidged outcasts she sought to help? Or... because you don''t have faith, you feel justified (and somehow vindicated in your own belief system) in mocking those who do?

[Ed0719]

"With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion."
- Steven Weinberg

[dukeudevil]

The devil attacked her?! Thanks for the morning laugh! (Did you actually read the article?)

[mgpm-2009]

The devil surely attacked this holy woman, and she resisted this by perserverance in her faith despite her doubts. One does not do the work she did without faith. That she had doubts makes her human. That she continued to do what she did and live as she did makes her a saint.

[dukeudevil]

What her letters reveal only cause me to respect her even more. She was a thoughtful person and not a religious fanatic. It''s good to know saints can be human, too.

However, I have diminished respect for all those who did not honor her last wish to have the letters destroyed. Nope, one just can''t trust those religious fanatics.