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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