MIDWEEK PRAYER

 On October 17, 1979, a catholic nun was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.  She was known as Mother Teresa of Calcutta.  She lived and worked among the poorest of the poor in the slums of India.   Of course, she said "I am unworthy."  but accepted the honor because it came with money she could use to provide housing for the poor.  

She dedicated her life to these poor.  God called her to His home on September 5, 1997.  In 2016, the Church cannonized her as a saint.  Here are words of wisdom from this good lady.

"Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary.  What we need is to love without getting tired."  

She is saying that showing your love does not have to be over the top, expensive, or very special in any way.  Most importantly, it must be continual, everlasting and unfailing. 

Be a loving person!

The final portion of St. Francis' prayer:

Oh Lord, let me not seek as much 

to be consoled as to console,

to be understood as to understand,

to be loved as to love,

for it is in giving that we receive,

it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.