I cannot think of anyone else besides Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta who represents the spirit of service. Mother Teresa spent her life serving the poor, sick, and dying, even putting herself in danger of contracting the same diseases. She was accredited with picking men and women up off of the streets and carrying them to the hospital she founded with the other sisters in her community. When asked why she cared for every sick and dying person she could find, she replied "everyone of them is Jesus in disguise." What we sometimes fail to realize is that all human beings are made in Christ's image, even the repulsing homeless bum laying in the rain gutter.
Mother Teresa's daily actions should be an example to us as Americans. Here we are, living in the land of opportunity. Why is it that the richest country in the world has such a high unemployment rate? Shouldn't we be able to sacrifice some of our time and money to lend a hand to those in need? Working with the homeless has changed my outlook on the impoverished masses here in America; it has shown me how much I have to be thankful for and how many opportunities I have been granted to give back to the community.
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