Even though her request was that her letters be destroyed, they are memorializing them.
Her expressed doubts and struggles of an absent God are going to be heralded as proof of atheism or proof of faith depending on the perspective.
If one were to look at Jesus prayer, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me" without looking at His resurrection, one would have the conclusion there was no God and this supposed God-man was a fake. I will assume, without reading her words yet, that Mother Teresa had many such prayers.
It all comes down to whether there was a resurrection or not. If there was no resurrection, Jesus was abandoned in the end and darkest times. If there was a resurrection, than there is a God that is merciful, just, and faithful beyond any of our wildest doubts and shame. Was God faithful? Is He? It is the crux of our faith in YHWH's salvation through Jesus
It reminds me of some words by Buechner regarding faith and courage (paraphrased b/c the book is in a box somewhere in this half-packed house):
Courage is not without fear. Courage is moving forward though feeling starkly naked by the fear that overwhelms us. Just as faith is not without doubt. Faith is not without reasons to believe or reasons to not believe. Rather faith is moving forward in belief despite the starkly naked fealing of our overwhelming failure to eliminate doubt.
(II Timothy 2:11-13, The Message)
If we die with him, we'll live with him;
If we stick it out with him, we'll rule with him;
If we turn our backs on him, he'll turn his back on us;
If we give up on him, he does not give up—
for there's no way he can be false to himself.
(It puts more meaning to this video)
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