wisdom and truth from a sister I've never met before

I have been reading, A Simple Path , a compilation of the words and writings of Mother Teresa. If anything, it has pounded my head and heart about the power and need to pray. She writes that

"Prayer feeds the soul-

as blood is to the body, prayer is to the soul-

and it brings you closer to God."

(page 7)

I seriously bought this book and two other books of Mother Teresa for $0.01 off of Amazon. So pretty much I just paid shipping costs ($3 or $4).

But it is the words of Sister Theresina, a fellow nun of Mother Teresa, that definitely spoke to me when I read them in light of me learning to wait on the Lord and to be patient. Sister Theresina is talking about how all their work with the poorest of the poor in Calcutta is for God's Kingdom and how they must continually rely upon His providence and nothing else. (highlighting is emphasis mine)

We are working for the Kingdom, we have devoted our lives to the Kingdom of God, so He definitely has to to be the one who guides us and leads us and provides for us, For instance, we never lose sight of God's providence, so we try not to store the things that we need, and just manage with whatever comes as it comes. I think this way we will continue to receive God's blessings, especially if we don't become extravagant and if we don't get caught up living for the future, instead of right now in the present.

We need to be flexible-

when it is God's time things are easy

and when it is not His time things are difficult.

We must really listen to the invitation that God extends to us

in whichever way it is manifested.

(page 44)

AMEN!