Love: the sinner and the seeker, by Christina Stevens

A very captivating read. Mother Teresa had an encounter with God, fell in love with God and then set out to serve Him with her whole life. She captures the essence of serving God with your entire, heart, soul, mind and strength. She also gives us a very real working story that plays out the Parable of the Good Samaritan over and over and over again. How could one small woman bring such a monumental change to our world? Well, it was through living out the love of God in all that she did.

Mother Teresa truly embodied Philippians 2:3-4, "Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others." Her work with the poor and indignant really shows your love of God. She is truly one person who demonstrates through her life what she truly believes in her heart about God.

The book is one that you will enjoy. I believe that it could have used a bit more editing as there are sections that seem to need to be cleaned up and trimmed a bit. But it will not annoy you too much. What might annoy you more is the fact that the author seems to be on a quest to discover what the root of Mother Teresa's convictions are. But she seems to not fully get it at times. Mother Teresa has a love relationship with God. The author seems to have a more inclusive relationship that holds on to God as well as other things she considers spiritual but that don't seem to conform with scripture.

But with that said the book will keep you interested. You will learn, you will understand and you will catch a glimpse of what Love truly is.

Enjoy!