I just read that Soeur Emanuelle, a French nun who worked in the slums of Cairo, Egypt, died today. Many years ago I read a book of hers. This is a quote I wrote down at that time:
...the root of the problem must lie in the fact that, above all else, people need to be loved — to be loved for what they are, beautiful or ugly, rich or poor, good or bad, dishonest or otherwise. Love them, I can, and when it comes down to it, that’s what they expect of me.Sister Emmanuelle, To Share with God’s Poor, p.11
Hey John! Searching for inspiration, I'm catching up with your blog now. We'll be back in Ames Halloween weekend-maybe you'll be gone by then?
ReplyDeleteFamily life is kinda hectic, I have a mid-term exam tomorrow and I decided to read your blogs instead:) Well, its an easy class--Marketing 309. It scares me that I'm loving marketing--talking about "consumers" and "target markets" and "profiling"--its all Sociological stuff that I learnt at ISU and is natural to me...but I wonder if I'll be at ease beating the consumerism drum. BTW, can I subscribe to RSS your blog?-Tony, Corvallis, OR