KJER JE LJUBEZEN, TAM JE BOG
POT DO
ZDRUŽITVE Z BOGOM IN DO VEČJE LJUBEZNI DO DRUGIH
Najlepša stvar na
svetu je ljubiti bližnjega,
kakor Bog ljubi vsakega od
nas. S tem namenom smo
tudi na svetu.
Odnos
matere Terezije do Boga in njena zavezanost tistim, katerim je služila –
najbolj ubogim med ubogimi – je v tem delu izražena v vsej moči njenih lastnih
besed. Prva izdaja dela Kjer je ljubezen, tam je Bog, ki izvira v
glavnem iz njenih zasebnih predavanj sestram, razkriva njeno izredno
vero in predanost Božji volji. Ta knjiga je na nek način nadaljevanje knjige
matere Terezije: Pridi, bodi moja luč, v kateri opisuje svoje osebne
duhovne boje. Poslana, da bi lajšala trpljenja ubogim, je doživljala njihove
boje in trpljenje do globin svojega srca. Tako kot je pomemben ta vidik njenega
življenja, pa to neverjetno pričevanje o njenem življenju in njenih besedah
ustvari potrebo in željo po boljšem spoznavanju njenih misli. Veliko je tega,
kar nas lahko nauči, ko se dnevno soočamo z borbo ali s trpljenjem, ki sta
lahko zelo ostra. Čeprav delo Kjer je ljubezen, tam je Bog, ni izčrpna
antologija njenih predavanj, nam kljub temu odkrije, v kaj je mati Terezija
verjela in kaj je učila o pomembnih izzivih, s katerimi se soočajo vsi ljudje.
Ker je bila v neprekinjenih odnosih z ljudmi različnega stanu, ji ni bila tuja
nobena življenjska situacija. V tej knjigi je predstavljena predvsem njena vloga
voditeljice in učiteljice.
Ljubezen
je morda beseda, ki najbolje opiše življenje in sporočilo
matere Terezije. Naslov je odsev tega, kar je razglašala skozi svoje življenje:
Bog živi in je prisoten ter »ljubi svet preko tebe in preko mene«. Mati Terezija
je želela biti podaljšek Božjega srca in njegovih rok v današnjem svetu. Bila
je poklicana za misijonarko usmiljenja, za nosilko Božje ljubezni vsakemu
človeku, ki ga je srečala,
MATI
TEREZIJA (1910-1997) Je bila rojena v Skopju (današnja Makedonija) in se je v
Dublinu leta 1928 pridružila loretskim sestram. Ta red je zapustila leta 1948,
ko je ustanovila Misijonarke ljubezni v Kalkuti. Služba najbolj ubogim med
ubogimi je postalo njeno življenjsko delo. Leta 1979 je prejela Nobelovo
nagrado za mir in bila proglašena za blaženo leta 2003.
Izdajatelj
knjige Mati Terezija: Pridi, bodi moja luč, OČE BRIAN KOLODIEJCHUK,
M.C., PH.D., je 20 let delal skupaj z materjo Terezijo in je sedaj direktor
Središča matere Terezija, z izpostavami v Kaliforniji, Mehiki, Indiji in
Italiji.
A PATH TO CLOSER
UNION
with GOD AND GREATER
LOVE FOR OTHERS
The most beautiful thing
in the world is to love one another
as God loves each one of us. And
it is for this purpose that we are in
this world.
Mother Teresa's relationship with God and her commitment
to those she served - the poorest of the poor - is here
powerfully explored in her own words. Taken largely
from her private lessons to her sisters, published here for
the first time, Where There Is Love, There Is God unveils
her
extraordinary faith in and surrender to God's will. This
book is in some ways a sequel to Mother Teresa: Come Be My
Light, in
which her own very private spiritual struggles
were explained. Sent to alleviate the sufferings of the
poor, she assumed their struggles and pain in the depths
of her heart. As important as this aspect of her life is,
that remarkable testimony of her life and her words
intensifies the need and desire to know more of her
thoughts. There is much she can teach us as we face
our daily struggles or sufferings, which can at times
be unusually severe. Where There Is Love, There Is
God, though not an exhaustive
anthology of Mother
Teresa's teachings, nonetheless shows what she believed
and taught about important issues that confront all
people. Due to her constant interaction with people of
diverse backgrounds, no life situation was foreign to
her, and in this book her role is primarily one of teacher
and guide.
Love is perhaps the word that best summarizes
Mother Teresa's life and message. The title reflects what
she proclaimed during her entire life: God is alive and present,
and "still loves the world through you and through
me." Mother Teresa sought to be an extension of God's
heart and hands in the world of today. She was called to
be a missionary of charity, a carrier of God's love to
each
person she met, especially those most in need. Yet she
did not think that this was a vocation uniquely hers; she
felt that each person is in some way called to be a carrier
of God's love. Through the practical and timely advice
she offers, Mother Teresa sets us on a path to closer union
with God and greater love for our brothers and sisters.
MOTHER TERESA (1910-1997) was born in
Skopje (present day Macedonia), and joined the Sisters
of Loreto in Dublin in 1928. She left the Loreto order in
1948 to begin the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta.
Her service to the poorest of the poor became her life's
work. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979
and was beatified in 2003.
Editor of Mother Teresa: Come Be
My Light, FATHER
BRIAN KOLODIEJCHUK, M.C., PH.D., was
associated with Mother Teresa for twenty years and is
now director of the Mother Teresa Center, which has
offices in California, Mexico, India, and Italy.
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