12 sentence paragraph w Mother Teresa

sentence #12

Mother Teresa's life testifies that one soul, allowing itself to be used by God, can make an incredible impact on the world.

sentences #9, #10, #11

Mother began her work by going to the slums of Calcutta and picking up the dying on the street. The first home she established was the Home for the Dying in Calcutta. Later she opened a home for children who had been on the streets of Calcutta.

sentence #1(topic sentence)

Mother Teresa lived the Gospel of Christ without counting the cost

sentences #3, #4, #5

Mother Teresa often made the closing remark or her letters,"Let us pray". When people asked her "what is your secret?" meaning "Why are you so full of joy and love for the poor?" she would reply, "It is very simple: I pray." After receiving Holy Communion, Mother Teresa would say two prayers: one in thanksgiving for her strength in the religious life, and second asking Jesus to teach her how to pray.

sentence #2(controlling sentence)

She led an intense life of prayer(point #1), lived like the poor(point #2), and served the most destitute in Calcutta(point #3)

sentences #6, #7, #8

When Mother Teresa established her order, the Missionaries of Charity, she was determined the sisters would live like the poor whom they served. They depended on Divine Providence for everything they needed whether for themselves or for their poor people. Mother claimed that the source of their joy was the freedom that came from living with total dependence on God.