The Word Among Us

November 2024 Issue

Longing for Our Heavenly Home

Thirsting for Heaven Can Change Us Now

By: Angela M. Burrin

Longing for Our Heavenly Home: Thirsting for Heaven Can Change Us Now by Angela M. Burrin

In every chapel of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, two words appear next to the crucifix: “I thirst.” These words hold great meaning for the sisters and those to whom they minister, as well as the many men and women who volunteer at the order’s homes for the aged and dying.

Jesus said these two words while hanging on his cross (John 19:28). While he must have wanted to quench his physical thirst, his words...

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