It is easy to become cynical these days about everything including religious hucksters and immature friends and relatives. Every day there is news that is breaking about something that is done under the table in the name of Christ or something that is done hurtfully for no good reason.Today, there is a story about the huckster Larry Jones and Feed the Children who has ripped off people like mad in the name of Christian concern. There is no telling how many people on pension have sent money in so that he can live in a huge house.
I have to work to remember the deeds of Mother Teresa of India who fed the hungry and not herself or her mission; who stood by the dying and did not plan to reap a financial reward. There are still good dedicated people in the world who care about individuals who are hurting.
I must make an effort to remember her every time I remember Larry Jones, Jimmy Swaggart, and all the other hustlers who are in it for themselves. Elmer Gantry does live but so does the Mother Teresa.
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