The way to plan the family is natural family planning not contraception. In destroying the power of giving life, through contraception, a husband or wife is doing something to self, and so it destroys the gift of life in him or her
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You know my God. My God is called love
Interpretation
What this quote means
Mother Teresa emphasizes that love is a divine force and central to her faith.
In this quote, Mother Teresa expresses her belief that love is fundamentally linked to the divine, identifying her God with the concept of love itself. This reflects her life’s mission of serving others and highlights the importance of love as a guiding principle in her humanitarian work, suggesting that true understanding of God comes from embodying love in our actions and relationships.
Themes
LoveGodCompassionHumanityFaith
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a speech about humanitarian work to emphasize the importance of love.
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