Reviews
Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light: The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta by Brian Kolodiejchuk
davehershey's review against another edition
2.0
Mother Theresa lived an amazing life and is a model of someone who dedicated her life to following Jesus and helping others. I found this book interesting as it showed her journey through life in her own words. Yet I was not engaged because after a while it became redundant. The basic story is that she heard Jesus tell her to start the Missionaries of Charity and after that got going she lived in darkness, hearing only silence from God. We can learn a lot from her enduring this silence, seeing it as a sharing in the suffering of Christ. But reading her letters mention the same silence over and over again caused me to struggle to stay in tune. Perhaps a biography with better commentary on her life would be more engaging.
takealoadoff's review against another edition
5.0
What incredible insight into St. Teresa of Calcutta's spiritual life. This book doesn't focus on her work with the Missionaries of Charity - rather, it focuses on her struggles through spiritual darkness through letters she wrote to her spiritual directors. I'm absolutely blown away by her incredible faith. Recommended reading!
natalielaurenreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
emilysbooksandbakes's review against another edition
3.0
Mother Teresa and her work are unarguably inspiring. However, this book was not as encouraging as I had hoped. I felt like much of the book was just a rehashing of the inner darkness that she felt and her perseverance in spite of it. I enjoyed the insight into the awesome woman, but I had just hoped for more. With the that said, it is also clear that she was a very private person whose focus was entirely on God's work and not to ensure that the world knew her.
slytherinwa's review against another edition
2.0
While Mother Theresa is a fascinating subject, the way this book is put together leaves much to be desired. I wonder if this was written when they were trying to prove she was a saint. I would have preferred a much more straightforward view of her life. With fewer comments from the author, as I felt many (most) of his statements repeated themselves. He spent many chapters talking about her waiting but not as much talking about her work. Reading her letters was nice, perhaps just some better editing would have helped.