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I had an interesting occurrence, which I would like to
share with you. Few weeks ago, somewhere in cyberspace, an Albanian (of West) friend of mine, whose academic work I greatly
respect and for whose soul I greatly care, purported some
of Blessed Mother Teresa's words. She did so by providing an out of
context sentence in Albanian, without citing the author on a social issue, hence
providing a confusing e-feed for many, stipulating that
Mother Teresa was a sadist.
The majority of my friend’s readers, as I have come to know, are not familiar at all with the Catechism or the teachings of the Catholic Church on certain issues, especially on human suffering and its meaning. These are important elements of knowledge, as many know, for one to grasp and comprehend that, when some one states something like: "be happy and accept the state of life you are in, as that is for your good and for the world’s greater good"- is a good thing, that person (in this case Mother Teresa) has some sound reason behind it. She knows something we don’t know. In such cases we should research and find out where it springs from, and not just jump into conclusions.
The majority of my friend’s readers, as I have come to know, are not familiar at all with the Catechism or the teachings of the Catholic Church on certain issues, especially on human suffering and its meaning. These are important elements of knowledge, as many know, for one to grasp and comprehend that, when some one states something like: "be happy and accept the state of life you are in, as that is for your good and for the world’s greater good"- is a good thing, that person (in this case Mother Teresa) has some sound reason behind it. She knows something we don’t know. In such cases we should research and find out where it springs from, and not just jump into conclusions.
As I entered the e-conversation, I left soon, when I noticed
that a couple of people, including the post's author, which I believe to be very well educated in certain fields of Liberal
Arts/Science, all publicly
declared Atheists, were belittling and mocking me personally. So,
figuring that the conversation was really about a stipulation and gossip, not real substance, I stayed away from that particular conversation, seeing no
point in continuing or arguing, as
the conversation about the mountain(mother Teresa), was becoming a conversation about
a grain of sand(personal egos ).
But when I noticed that they were making sure to twist Mother Teresa’s statements on poverty and discredit her, mock her and insult her , that was hurting me to the core as it was based on false premises.
But when I noticed that they were making sure to twist Mother Teresa’s statements on poverty and discredit her, mock her and insult her , that was hurting me to the core as it was based on false premises.
Since then, I have been praying what to do about it. I prayed for the conversion of hearts, such as those of the respected
human persons involved in the mockery. I also prayed about peace in my heart and to be able to forgive. I wanted to have and
keep my peace but also to keep my "ducks
in a row ", when one part of me felt insulted by the men of quite an age and I felt tempted to be angry.
I asked for God 's Mercy and Grace. Then, Padre Pio reminded me when a soul is in temptation (and resists it) ,
it is pleasing to the Lord....and hence I received the necessary Sacraments, thank God!
I have also been asking Mother Teresa's intercession to pray
for these men and women who insult her words and deeds often, and as it appears, she is smiling down from
Heaven. Low and behold, four
times today, within a ten minutes of time frame, I either received a
message, or heard on the national radio marvelous quotes from Mother Teresa or someone describing her miraculous deeds and how the nations sang her praises! Our Blessed Mother Teresa keeps smiling
when people mock her up there(in heaven) from down here (earth). The praising of Mother Teresa (in my 10
minutes of this story ) came from NON-ALBANIANS. Many of the people who spoke highly of her, are
lay people, only one is a
religious leader of a certain Apostolate/Ministry, all spreading the Gospel and
helping people throughout the world, making a real good change, following in
Mother Teresa’s foot-steps. What do (some )Albanians do? They mock
her! I’m sure many have the answer and know why. So, friends, I kindly ask to please pray for my Atheists
friends’ soul, especially for my
Albanian Atheists friends living now in the West, as not only a nation's unity (Albanian nation) is at stake, but some souls' eternity is also in jeopardy. Many of us (Albanians) are not
only a victim of Communism at home, but sadly also have been taken advantage of by the
Secularism and Moral Relativism in the West. The cracks are wider for such souls to fall in these circumstances ... There is a double favorable environment
for the vice to thrive and there is a double risk of loosing for eternity such
vulnerable souls... God bless you and thank you!
