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The New York Times reports about some of the faith struggles Mother Theresa had. It's actually comforting to me to see the 'real' life of those I admire. To me, it makes her more of a saint. How many of us have similar thoughts as we walk through life? The private journals and letters of the woman now known as Blessed Teresa of Calcutta will be released next month as “Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light,” and some excerpts have been published in Time magazine. The pious title of the book, however, is misleading. Most of its pages reveal not the serene meditations of a Catholic sister confident in her belief, but the agonized words of a person confronting a terrifying period of darkness that lasted for decades. “In my soul I feel just that terrible pain of loss,” she wrote in 1959, “of God not wanting me — of God not being God — of God not existing.” According to the book, this inner turmoil, known by only a handful of her closest colleagues, lasted until her death in 1997. In ...

I'm reading the book, "Mother Theresa, Reaching out in Love" as a devotional. Here's a quote, Without Prayer, no faith Without faith, no love Without love, no service Without service, no joy, no peace There are four essential steps - prayer, faith love and action- resulting in interior joy and peace in society. To obtian this result there is a preliminary condition: prayer requires interior and exterior silence. Silence of the eyes, of the ears, of the mind, of the imagination. One has to be self-composed, able to concentrate, open to God's inspiration. For exterior silence in noisy towns and cities one needs to find a quiet corner in a room or a park.