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Although most know her from Calcutta, Mother Theresa was born in Skopje, Macadonia – right where we happened to be for ministry in the month of October. There’s a museum set up for her in the middle of center which we visited while there.
 

I never knew much about Mother Theresa other than the world knew her as a saint. When I walked into the Museum, I met Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu – a young girl with a dream to devote her life to God.

“I, sister Mary Teresa, vow and promise to Almighty God and to the blessed Virgin Mary in the hands of your grace, the archbishop of Calcutta, for life. Poverty, chastity, obedience and also to devote myself to the service to the poor.”

There were many documents on display in the museum, she would write on any scrap of paper she found, envelopes, bills, etc. She was a simple woman with a determined heart. As I browsed her writings and looked at old pictures I realized that she’s not that different from any of us. Most of her writing are things I hear echoed from the people I’ve meet here on the world race, they are things that echo in my own heart.

She had a pure and honest way of looking a Christ, and simple resolve to follow Him.


What makes us different than Mother Teresa?
 


Laziness, loss of vision, priorities, family, money, comfort.


She wasn’t any more special than making a simple commitment to God and giving herself fully to it.
 
We have this potential.


All of us.

Imagine what an army of fully committed followers of Christ can do.