The poverty in the West is a different kind of poverty

Mother Teresa
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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. ✨ Mother Teresa (1995). A Simple Path-Open Market
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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. ✨ Mother Teresa (1995). A Simple Path-Open Market

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