During her health recuperation, <br />Calls from the Merciful Heaven, <br />Besides several divine visions <br />Came to her, one by one. <br /> <br />Jesus appeared and spoke to her, <br />“Aren’t you my spouse, Dear! <br />My spouse, born for my love! <br />Why not you rise up now? ” <br /> <br />“You’re here for my sake. <br />Why then hesitate to take <br />More steps for the souls, like <br />The poor, the dying, and the sick? ” <br /> <br />“The little children too need <br />Your caring services indeed! <br />As a nun of Missionaries of Charity <br />Why don’t you show them pity? ” <br /> <br />This demand came from Jesus, <br />Which she couldn’t refuse, <br />But how to execute it alone? <br />This was in her thought then. <br /> <br />It was not only a social service <br />But also the one that pleased Jesus, <br />As they too were His children <br />Requiring her best attention. <br /> <br />It wasn’t easy, but an uphill task, <br />For her, alone, to do this work, <br />Yet she had to fulfill His demand. <br />As His spouse, obey His command. <br /> <br />It took two years to sanction <br />Her request by the Vatican. <br />She left the Convent then, <br />To serve this chosen mission. <br /> <br />In the year nineteen-forty-seven, <br />To educate the slum children <br />She started her first school. <br />By His grace, it came up well. <br /> <br />For all her love and care <br />Children came close to her <br />As “Ma” they called her, <br />Like their own mother. <br /> <br />She visited their homes, <br />And met their families. <br />She taught them cleanliness, <br />And dressed their wounds. <br /> <br />The uncared for, she cared. <br />The unloved, she loved. <br />The unwanted, she welcomed. <br />The sick, she nursed.<br /><br />Rajaram Ramachandran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mother-teresa-05-call-from-the-heaven/
