When Bill Clinton was President of the United States, Mother Teresa was awarded a Congressional Medal for her years of humanitarian work in developing countries. But rather than simply accepting the honour quietly the aged nun took advantage of the opportunity to give a public speech in which she criticised the Clinton administration over its policy on abortion. Shortly afterwards a reporter asked President Clinton what he thought about the criticisms levelled at him by Mother Teresa. After a thoughtful pause Bill Clinton replied, ‘How can anyone argue with a life so well-lived?’ – Live a beautiful life and let the gospel speak volumes through you.

R. Ian Seymour, Empowered Personal Evangelism, Weybridge: New Wine Press (2014), p.24