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“You’re blessed when the tears flow freely” Jesus, in Luke 6:21, The Msg “Until you have cried, you don’t know God” Ephrem, 4th century theologian

       . . .you’ll be eating from your own garden.

We are quite naturally inpatient to reach the end goal without delay. We like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on

  Do I treasure loving God and loving others above all else? Do I do everything I can to not shine the light on another’s flaws

  “No despair of ours can alter the reality of things, or stain the joy of the cosmic dance which is always there…” Thomas Merton The

  Can you see the face of Jesus light up with a smile, and his body burst with happy laughter? His presence brought sheer delight to

  . . . with the simplicity of heart and playful spontaneity of a child?  Might this chase away the subtle discontent of obligation and duty that robs us