"I give you my permission to write music to my words and prayers. That would indeed be something beautiful for God, your gift of love to the Missionaries of Charity. Let us thank God for the gift He has given you and for your heart which seeks to share it with those you love. You are in my prayers. God bless you."
- Mother Teresa

This one of a kind CD is the only recording authorized by Mother Teresa before her passing in 1997. GIFT OF LOVE is a collection of songs written to her words and prayers. The songs, written over a period of ten years, are some of the songs written by the composer and performer, Bradley James, for Mother Teresa and her Sisters, the Missionaries of Charity and are sung by the Sisters in their homes and convents all over the world. The recording contains Mother's voice, which is blended into the moving and inspiring songs. The liner notes contains Bradley's stories of how each song came about. There are also copies of some of Mother's personal letters to the composer. This contemporary collection features original songs including MOTHER'S BUSINESS CARD, DRAW MY HEART, a new and inspired AVE MARIA written for Mother on one of her trips to her native Albania with Pope John Paul II, and a new and completely original gospel version of Mother's favorite prayer of Saint Francis of Assisi, PRAYER FOR PEACE.

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Bradley James, composer, producer, singer and speaker, began working with Mother Teresa and her Sisters, the Missionaries of Charity in 1987. He has volunteered in their orphanages, AIDS houses, soup kitchens and began his work in prisons with them. He is founder and president of ONLY LITTLE THINGS MUSIC, an independent music label and production company. The list of artists he accompanies and writes for ranges from well known Broadway singers to Latin balladeers and opera stars. Bradley continues to perform and speak around the country. He is currently working on a book about his experiences with Mother Teresa.