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What does it mean?
Mother Teresa suggests that marginalized and suffering individuals embody the presence of Christ, urging recognition of divine value in the overlooked.
In plain terms
See Jesus in the suffering and rejected people around you.
What can you take from it?
Treat the marginalized with the reverence due to the divine.

Where it applies

  • visiting hospitals
  • social work
  • personal reflection

Putting it to work

  • serve the poor
  • advocate for the rejected
  • practice humility

Questions to consider

  • How do you see the divine in those society ignores?

Another view

It can be difficult to maintain this view when facing extreme suffering without clear resolution.

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