"In each of our lives Jesus comes as the Bread of Life - to be eaten, to be consumed by us. This is how He loves us. Then Jesus comes in our human life as the hungry one, the other, hoping to be fed with the Bread of our life, our hearts by loving, and our hands by serving. In loving and serving, we prove that we have been created in the likeness of God, for God is Love and when we love we are like God. This is what Jesus meant when He said,
"Be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect."- Mother Teresa of Calcutta
"...for God is Love and when we love we are like God."
We all have so much to do.There is so much pressure coming from the media and society that call us to be and look perfect.This standard of perfection is illusive and deceptive. It lacks authenticity and calls us away from the truth that God's perfect will and perfect Love for us are the only perfections we are really called to seek and find. No one can be perfect by the world'sor Heavens standards (Roman3:23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God) but Mother Theresa answered the call to Holiness, the call to perfection, remembering one thing. LOVE.
Love of God and neighbor. I have always struggled with perfectionism. It is my faith that has helped me overcome this. The more we know God the more we love Him. The more we love Him and feel loved by Him, the more we can love ourselves and love others. I am so grateful to have learned that He accepts us with all our weakness and imperfections and that through love He will make me perfect. I guess it is not so much about me being perfect as it is about His perfect love. Dear Father, Thank you for Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament. May we receive Him with all our hearts and bring Him and His Love to those we meet. Thank you for TLF
Mother Theresa Pray for Us.
