a saint and her faith

If you have ten minutes for a read... and then reflection check this out:
Mother Theresa's crisis of faith
It seems that as a saint in the community of believers, she had lots of faith. It is one thing to do the things she did in the gutters of Calcutta amongst the poorest of the poor... but Mother Theresa kept at it for 50 years without the consolation many of us so fervently desire... the sense of intimacy with God...with Jesus. In spite of enduring the darkness for so long, she took steps each day that recommited herself to love as Jesus loved.

I know for me, the consolation of sensing a closeness and the warmth of the Spirit reminds me of how it came to be that I believe.
Can it be that we are ok if we don't "feel" the love of God? Isn't it a sign of faithlessness that we don't have that assurance?

Or is it a sign of fidelity, of faith, that in spite of the lack of intimate experience of God, someone chooses to lay down their life for the least of these. A saint among the people of God... that is to what we are all called.