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Mother Teresa’s Unique Way of Raising Funds for Charity
Can we follow the way of faith?
Mother Teresa was the founder of Missionaries of Charity, a religious congregation that spread to over a hundred countries, helping the poorest of the poor. Having begun with only pure trust in God, what she achieved was nothing short of a miracle.
She never started with vast resources. She never won a lottery. And yet today, even after her death, her legacy lives on.
When asked about her strategy for raising funds, her response was simple:
“Let us more and more insist on raising funds of love, of kindness, of understanding, of peace. Money will come if we seek first the Kingdom of God — the rest will be given.”
Mother Teresa simply followed what Jesus said in the Bible:
“But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness,[s] and all these things will be given you besides. Do not worry about tomorrow; tomorrow will take care of itself. Sufficient for a day is its own evil. — Matthew 6:33–34 (NABRE)
What’s wonderful is that Jesus’ words were not only meant for saints like Mother Teresa. It was also meant for us in the course of our ordinary lives.
- It’s meant for the wage earner who has to earn a living for his…
