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Show ___The SaltLake Tribune OPINION Sunday,September 14, 1997 AAS Mother7Teresa Glowed — as Did Those She Touched Nun Urged Utahns To Love and Serve In Their Home Place and he died.” Mother Teresa said she asked one of the sisters how she felt “Everyone has to live the best he can, We'll soon be at your hotel, and you will like it there."” Our family knew, however, that when she was removing the worms from the man’s body and she quoted her. “I really felt the presence of Christ, and that this man shared in the passion of elsewherein Calcutta, Mother Te- resa was not frightened or hope- BYMARYHARRINGTON OGDEN — Picturea tiny, wrin- kled womanin her 70s, dressed in coarse cotton and wearing open sandals, getting up to speak be- fore a sophisticated interfaith au- dience in Hyderabad/Secunderabad, india. Her speech followedthatof a woman wearing an elegant silk sari, the minister of welfare of Andra Pradeshstate in central south india. As the welfare minister went to her seat, the little woman stood up. She didn't have notes and didn’t go to the stage. This was the famous Roman Catholic nun, MotherTeresa. Now,at her death,I see her as she was on the exciting day my family and I spent with her when she dedicated an orphanage in Hyderabad/Secunderabad. Our family was in India doing academic research andserving as less but was walking through the filthy streets picking up the sick- est and most abandonedof God's Christin his suffering body. And I people. shared it through his suffering, too.” To Mother Teresa, “The poor are great people andthey teach us a lesson, of loving. I've seen people look up from the street Mother Teresa, her Sisters and Brothers of Charity, were spreading God's love as they brought suffering adults children and babies to clean hospices, orphanages or special homes. At the orphanage dedication, Mother Teresa told story after storyof the joy she and her assistants received in answering God's call to service in love. “One day” eaten with cancer orotherterrible conditions. When I asked, ‘How are you?’ they answered ‘I'm ali right.’ I've never heard anybody blame somebody. I've never heardit. sherecalled, ‘someofthe sisters went out on the streets and found bonesleft. The sisters made him as comfortable as they could in a clean bed. After several hours, they saw a bright light on his face herto bed family knowofthe need and they That evening there was a bright light on the woman's face. “Mamma, thankyou!” she said. And she shared their food. i didn’t want to deprive them of the joy of giving happened, this gentieman tears in his eyes. When myfamily and I reluctantly parted from Mother Teresa. | asked if she'd be willing to had make a statement on mytape recorderfor children in Utah * Mother, I promiseI'll give you homefor your people.” He gave land and a building. have that home Over the years other donors ters who joined her had just one room the sisters found a young when people, often of a different religion or philosophy, are given was paralyzed and the dogs had even if they don't realize what it is, they accept. In a Calcutta cation that when she andthesis- woman on thestreet. The woman eaten off her hands. that witness madein lovehassig nificance for every single child of Godit reaches.” She recited the scripture from how much God joves you. And from cities of India, Australia. and Europe gave homes. And numerous volunteers came to help that all children and adults, the poor ones we arecaring for, are your brothers and sisters. It’s a very beautiful thing that you can Matthew that impelled her life Jesus hassaid I was hungry, I was naked, I was homeless, I was alone. I was helpless, I was in pris- has given you, so that they, too, are loved by you because they are your brothers andsisters. on what we have donefor him in on. And youdid it to me share with themthe joy that God in each place According to Mother Teresa. “This is going to be our judgment. We are going to be judged the poor!” “Especially begin to love and serve in your home place. Love your parents. Love your brothers opportunityto answer God's call, she smiled. “All or donot accomplish, the pointis stated, “My dear children and adults, I'm sure you will realize “So now we “God does it,” the helpers everywhere, including people whocarelike you, find their joy in serving. So much people we help, how much we do I'm happy to,” she said. She the best place in the city for a woman like you accomplish so much? more needsto be done. our work is onlya start.” Nowas my family and I mourn her death, I rememberherdeclaration: “No matter how many and they foundthis joy died. When Mother Teresa went to the administrator of that area of Calcutta and told him what had South America, the United States “They brought him to our apartment building she met a Muslim family who had a little food and a Hindu family with none. “I could have brought the Hindus rice, but I let the Musiim sucking the blood from them. The sisters took the woman to the small room, washed her and put “The poor give us much more than we give them. They give us understanding love.” Shetold at the orphanage dedi- a young man of about 35. home, washed the maggots from his body and found only skin and Big black ants filled her eyes, able to love and serveothers, as Jesus loves and serves you. This will bring the greatest joy. God bless you. “Thank you,” I said. | have one more question. How can a tiny Mary (Polly) Harrington is a andsisters. And then you will be free lance writerliving in Ogden affiliate missionaries with our United Church Board for World Ministries when we received an invitation to meet Mother Teresa. We were delighted that the Ro- man Catholic diocese invited us along with Persons of manyfaiths to the opening of an orphanage founded by Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity. Wesat on folding chairs in the dirt courtyard centering several unpretentious looking buildings Peering from behind the buildings which would be their home werechildren who had beenexist» ing on thecity streets. Mother Teresa began her talk with a prayer. “Make us more worthy, Lord, to serve our fellow 233MHz men throughout the world who live and die in poverty and hun- Pentium’ Processor ger. Give them through our hands their daily bread. 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