“Pray for me that I not loosen my grip on the hands of Jesus even under the guise of ministering to the poor.”
Mother Teresa (1910-1997), in a letter written to U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield as a response to his congratulatory letter to her upon her receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize. Published in Major Addresses Delivered at the Conference on Faith and Learning (North Newton, KS: Bethel College, 1980) 85-86.