Quote by Mother Theresa
When Christ said: I was hungry and you fed me, he didn't mean only the hunger for bread and for food; he also meant the hunger to be loved. Jesus himself experienced this loneliness. He came amongst his own and his own received him not, and it hurt him then and it has kept on hurting him. The same hunger, the same loneliness, the same having no one to be accepted by and to be loved and wanted by. Every human being in that case resembles Christ in his loneliness; and that is the hardest part, that's real hunger.
Summary
This quote delves into the deeper meaning behind the biblical passage where Jesus speaks of being fed when hungry. It suggests that Jesus' words encompass not only physical hunger for food but also a longing for love and acceptance. The quote emphasizes that Jesus himself experienced loneliness and rejection from those around him, causing pain that continues to affect him. It asserts that every human can relate to Jesus in their own experience of loneliness, making it a genuine and profound form of hunger.