You belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God. 1 Corinthians 3:23
“I am Albanian by birth. Now I am a citizen of India. I am also a Catholic nun. In my work, I belong to the whole world. But in my heart, I belong to Christ.”
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, also known as Mother Teresa (1910-1997).
I am home for 48 hours and celebrating my granddaughter’s second birthday today. Off to Albania tomorrow. So I thought I’d study Albanian saints. And a simple search revealed that Mother Teresa was Albanian.
I loved the last part of her statement: “In my work, I belong to the whole world. But in my heart, I belong to Christ.” I want to echo that. Care to join me?
Only when we live in light of the reality that we “belong” to Christ can we have significant impact like Mother Teresa. We cease living for ourselves and instead we live, give, serve, and love for God.