This is a great book. I read it as a daily devotional for several weeks, and intend to buy a copy.
It's broken up into sections, each dealing with a certain "mercy." (I'm not Catholic, so please forgive if I get some of the terminology wrong.) Sections on visiting the sick, praying for the living and the dead, tackling doubt, etc. Each section had an intro, Mother Teresa's own words, testimonies about her actions by people who knew her, and then questions about how to practice that mercy more fully in one's own life, plus a prayer.
I really liked reading it one section per day - any more would probably have been overwhelming and lessened the impact. Because the real point is to take her messages to heart, and put into practice these acts of mercy. Not just to read about it and think, "Oh, what a great woman she was." Mother Teresa was a great woman, she did many kind and compassionate acts, and was an example of exquisite faith. But reading about her life and goodness is meant to inspire action not just praise.
I've thought of some ways to try to practice mercy in my daily life, to those in my community, and would love to hear what you are inspired to do if you read this book.
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Oh, I also read recently How America Lost Its Secrets, about the Edward Snowden case. It was interesting, mostly, though could have been 100 pages shorter.
xo,
Devo
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