Book Review: "Where There is Love, There is God - Mother Teresa"

In order successfully review “Where There is Love, There is God,” I find it important to offer two separate reviews; one on the quality of the book’s message, and the other on the way in which the book was created (layout, writing, etc.).

The messages Mother Teresa offers in this book are both vital and beautiful. Her love for Jesus becomes apparent from the moment you begin reading her journey, and continues to grow with every turn of the page. She brings in anecdotes from her life’s work which does wonders to validate her beliefs. As I was reading this book, a comfortable peace fell over me. Her messages of love, both of God and of your neighbor, struck such a chord within me that I did not want this book to reach its end.

There are a number of passages I know that I will continue to look back to in the future, and I believe that this is one of the most successful features of the book – it can’t be read just once. I can see myself referring back to certain messages in this book for the rest of my life. For the quality of the messages in this book, I HIGHLY suggest finding yourself a copy and diving into it as quickly as you can.

My only grievances with this book surround only the book’s production. I found much of this book to be completely repetitive. I understand wanting to get a message across, but there is a fine line between giving foundation to your beliefs and overstating them; this book crossed that line too many times for my taste. This book could have been cut in half and readers still would have been able to feel the full power and beauty of Mother Teresa’s messages.  Despite this, the messages in this book were phenomenal and I recommend this book to you from my heart. I give this book 4.5 of 5 stars.

Should you require to sample this book before reading, the first chapter can be found here: First Chapter

I received this book for free from Waterbrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.