Daily Devotion

“God still loves the world, and He sends you and me to be His love and His compassion to the poor.”

Mother Teresa · A saying of hers quoted in the official biography, Mother Teresa Center of the Missionaries of Charity (motherteresa.org)

Scripture

Zechariah 4:6 He said to me, “This was spoken by the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ declares the Lord Almighty.”

Reflection

We are accustomed to the worldly logic of "rewarding merit," always believing that success stems from meticulous planning or extraordinary talent. However, Mother Teresa's reminder that God sends "you and me" and the declaration in Zechariah offer a gentle shift: we need not feel inferior because of our insignificance, nor arrogant because of our strength. Like yesterday's Bible study and today's skiing, what seems like meticulous planning and skillful technique is actually the Holy Spirit guiding us in small ways and supporting us in the ordinary. When we understand ourselves simply as people sent by God to carry His love and compassion, pressure transforms into peace—because the fruit does not depend on the size of the vessel, but on the One who sends us. We only need to maintain spiritual sensitivity and obedience, willingly being used by Him, so that even the most ordinary days can become channels through which His love flows.