[bksvol-discuss] Re: Submission: Mother Teresa: HER ESSENTIAL WISDOM
- From: Lisa Gorden-Cushman <crysania@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:37:12 -0700
I am interested in proofing it.
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On Aug 21, 2012, at 9:00 AM, Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> I just submitted "Mother Teresa: HER ESSENTIAL WISDOM" a few minutes ago for
> whoever would like to proofread it.
>
> Book Information
> ISBN:
> 978-0-7607-8020-6
> Title:
> Mother Teresa: HER ESSENTIAL WISDOM
> Author(s):
> CAROL KELLY-GANGI
> Publisher:
> FALL RIVER PRESS
> Copyright Date:
> 2006
> Copyrighted By:
> Fall River Press
> Brief Synopsis:
> Her Essential Wisdom is a collection of hundreds of inspiring quotations from
> Mother
> Teresa. Here, too, is a selection of quotations from world leaders,
> dignitaries,
> and religious figures describing Mother Teresa’s powerful legacy of faith,
> compassion,
> and hope for all humanity.
> Long Synopsis:
> I see God in every human being. When I wash the Leper’s woundd, I feel I am
> nursing
> the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience!
> — Mother Teresa
> ***
> Mother Teresa was beloved the world over for her tireless efforts and service
> to
> millions ol the poor, the outcast, the ill, and the dying. On the path to
> sainthood,
> she was beatified by the Catholic Church in 2003, just six years after her
> death.
> Her Essential Wisdom is a collection of hundreds of inspiring quotations from
> Mother
> Teresa. In the half-century of her public life, she visited and spoke in more
> than
> one hundred countries about the subjects closest to her heart. The selections
> gathered
> here, drawn largely from her spoken words, are both simple and profound in
> their
> wisdom and truth. In these excerpts, Mother Teresa reflects upon the meaning
> of love,
> the importance of charity and service to the poor, the need for prayer, the
> value
> of family, the role of suffering, and the absolute dignity of every human
> being.
> There are also quotations in which Mother Teresa recollects her own calling
> to the
> religious life, and later, her calling to devote her life to living among and
> serving
> the poorest of the poor. Here, too, is a selection of quotations from world
> leaders,
> dignitaries, and religious figures describing Mother Teresa’s powerful legacy
> of
> faith, compassion, and hope for all humanity.
> ***
> "We should ask ourselves, ’Have I really experienced the joy of loving?’ True
> love
> is love that causes us pain, that hurts, and yet brings us joy. That is why
> we must
> pray and ask for the courage to love."
> ***
> "The poor give us much more than we give them. They’re such strong people,
> living
> day to day with no food. And they never curse, never complain. We don’t have
> to give
> them pity or sympathy. We have so much to learn from them."
> ***
> "I do not think I have any special qualities. I don’t claim anything for the
> work.
> It is His work. I am like a little pencil in His hand, that is all. He does
> the thinking.
> He does the writing. The pencil has nothing to do with it. The pencil has
> only to
> be allowed to be used."
> ***
> "I always repeat that we Missionaries of Charity are not social workers. We
> may be
> doing social work, but we are really contemplatives right at the heart of the
> world.
> We are with Jesus twenty-four hours a day. We do everything for Jesus. We do
> it to
> Jesus."
> MOTHER TERESA
> Comments:
> The book has been read through and all page numbers and page breaks are
> present.
> The text needs sizing and bolding.
> Adult content:
> No
> Language:
> English US
> Book Quality:
> EXCELLENT
> Categories:
> Religion and Spirituality,
> Nonfiction
>
> Debby
>
>
> --
> mailto:<the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> --
> The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours
> forth foolishness.
> Proverbs 15:2 NKJV
>
> “Teach me, and I will hold my tongue
> ; Cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
> Job 6:24 NKJV
>
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