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Last week, the Resurrection took on another new meaning for me. It was a particularly hectic week. I felt as if I were running from pillar-to-post starting fires in some places and putting them out in others. The last thing I wanted to hear at the end of the day on Friday was that I had a visitor. Before I had a chance to respond to the announcement, a young woman appeared at my door and asked if we could talk. My voice responded, "Certainly," but my heart begged her to let me finish clearing off my desk. It is not with any sense of pride that I tell you that I didn't clear off my desk, but rather sat down to talk with and listen to this stranger who really needed help. Her story was long and it was heartbreaking. And when I realized how much more difficult it was to tell than to listen, I forgot what chores I had left undone, and listened with my whole heart and soul. That young woman left my office many hours later, still carrying with her the same problems that she had brought in. But she also left knowing that she was not alone and that someone thought she was important enough to hear her out. For my part, I was reminded that one of the messages of the Resurrection is that we are never alone. I learned that when we make ourselves consciously present to others, when we pay attention to them—we resurrect them—we give them new life, just as Jesus gave it to you and to me. Fr. Leonard  Quote this article on your site | Views: 585 | Print | E-mail
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Lectionary Passages for December 7th 2008
[Year B]
Second Sunday in Advent
Isaiah 40:1-11
Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13
Mark 1:1-8
2 Peter 3:8-15
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