Contrary to what Hitchens has said and written, she was no atheist and not a phony posing as a pious person, just a doubter whose faith was never firm.
DOES IT MATTER THAT SHE WAS A DOUBTER?
Not at all.
A person's deeds are what matter. Good deeds are more important than faith or piety alone:
And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these [is] charity.Teresa was unquestionably charitable. That she continued a life of good deeds despite the fact she herself felt her faith was questionable is only greater testament to her goodness.
Goods deeds - even of doubters - are themselves filled with piety and FAITH.
2 comments:
Your post is a good beginning, but I would go farther.
As I read Mother Theresa's letters, I think her faith was always firm, and that she ultimately had no doubts.
What she was lacking, was the subjective feeling of being in touch with God, the subjective feeling that God was acting in her life and in the world.
Despite the absence of that feeling, she always had faith, and she acted on the basis of that faith.
ultimately, doing good deeds for the sake of the good IS an act of faith and piety.
besides, God exists whether she or hitch or I believe in Him or not.
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