July 4
“The greatest disease in the West today is not [tuberculosis] or leprosy; it is being unwanted, unloved, and uncared for. We can cure physical diseases with medicine, but the only cure for loneliness, despair and hopelessness is love. There are many in the world who are dying for a piece of bread, but there are many more dying for a little love. The poverty in the West is a different kind of poverty—it is not only a poverty of loneliness but also of spirituality. There's a hunger for love as there is a hunger for God.”
-St. Teresa of Calcutta
Today’s Reflection:
In a world full of noise, busyness, and abundance, people ache with loneliness and emptiness. The hunger for love and for God is real—and it’s everywhere, often hidden behind a smile or success. Where do you see spiritual or emotional poverty around you, and how can you offer the love of Christ to meet it?
