Advent 2015

Zechariah 2:3
"Then I said, 'where are you going?' and he said to me, 'to measure Jerusalem to see what is it width and what is its length.' And behold the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him and said to him, "Run, say to that young man, Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and livestock in it. And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord and I will be the glory in her midst."

Such glorious promise. The heavenly city shall not be one of feet and inches. It's not about how big a city God builds, or how tall its building. "Jerusalem shall be inhabited by villages without walls"  The primary element of a village is it's villages. Not it's commerce, not it's university, not it's military capability, just it's people. We are privileged to serve a God who values us as more then our utility. To Him we are creations destined to live in His company, not slaves destined to serve His whims.

What shall the Almighty be to us in that day. Shall He be a vindictive ruler? by no means. Will he be a heavenly cuddle buddy like some modern churchmen would have us believe? Not if we believe the scriptures who proclaim Him as one to be feared and loved, not used for personal pleasure. In wisdom and in truth He will protect us. He will be, indeed He is, a living, wall of flame. The function of flame is three. To provide light, to provide warmth, to provide protection. What better defense could be ours then the Living God. With Him as our God, we can rest easy. Under the shadow His wings is perfect peace. Let us not give in to fear but have courage.

Pax Vobiscum until later. 

Advent 2015

Jeremiah 3:2
Lift up your eyes to the bare heights and see! Where have you not been ravished? By the waysides you have sat awaiting lovers like an Arab in the wilderness. You have polluted the land with your vile whoredom.

How insightful is the Word of God. How the plight of Israel and Judah so perfectly foreshadow the personal and collective problems of Christianity today. Where have we not wandered astray? Where have we not floundered in self-indulgence or pride. Lift up your eyes to the heights and see where have we not been ravished? What have we not polluted? With our eyes we have looked with lust and greed.  Our hands hold stolen goods. With our feet we pursue the way of the wicked.  With our mind's we plan evil. We have lent out our bodies to sin, as the Israelite lent theirs to idol worship.
Our sin is not just our own. We have polluted the land. The consequences and effects of sin spread far from their source into the people, places and ideas that surround them.

Forgive us Lord for we have sinned. Our waywardness has caused hurt to your world and disorder among your creation. In mercy and grace refine us. Equip us to clean up our mess. Teach us to take responsibility for our past mistakes and prepare for the future.

Pax Vobiscum until tomorrow

Advent 2015 To Do Nothing

In art exists balance and rhythm. It's eternal power is a result of its ability to resonate with the harmony that inhabits the universe. A necessary component of this harmony is silence. Silence is a powerful tool of music. the power before the base drop is a calm that gives meaning to the storm. The white space in the canvas that accents the color only makes the painting more satisfying. In quiet much can be said that words fail express.

From the artists we can be taught some wisdom. We must learn from the musician who will intentionally not play and the painter who will leave some canvas empty. To a people who attempt to  carve our names in the foundations of the universe, be wary. We also must let the hammer and chisel fall with which we shape our future and learn to watch our destinies be shaped for us. Find the balance between what we can do to shape our futures and what is not our concern. As much as we strive for total control it lives just beyond our grasp.  The art of nothing is the cultivation of a peace that will accept what happens without needing to govern the outcomes. Meditation, quiet, silence, contemplation and self control all remedies for the same need. The need to control, which we covet, often at the expense of the need to do our best and never give up.

I do not write here of simple rest and relaxation for these are intentional activities which equip us for other intentional activities. Even these must sometimes be put aside. To do nothing is to watch to listen, to observe the world as it passes by. Realize that the world does not need us and be humbled. God does not need us for His kingdom to come. Find your place in the universe for there is peace.

The Prince of Peace whose birth we celebrate built for us a place in His universe. There He is and there He calls us to be with Him. It's not in position, accomplishment, control or power in which we shall find our fulfillment. Only in the company of our Maker shall our potential be realized and our perfection accomplished. To Him let us go, in this season let us bow before His throne and allow Him to live and move and empower us for His good purposes that the world would be made right and our futures made certain. 

Advent 2015 Jesus' Christmas List

It's an exciting time of year. More then any other time of year we can look forward to seeing people we've missed, getting off of school and receiving gifts. It's a time of festivities and care free fun. It's helpful to imagine Jesus at our celebrations. What sort of gifts would we buy Him? Surely He would not be interested in the trinkets and cash gifts that are too common in American households.

Obviously conjecture is not really helpful at this point. We can look to scripture though and find some answers to these questions. 

In John 17 we find some of Jesus' requests.

My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, (us) that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one- I in them and you in me - so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. 

Father, I want those you have given me, to be with me where I am and to see my glory the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. 

First Christ desires unity among believers. 

Second, Christ desires unity between believers and Himself. 

Third, Christ desires that the world know that He was sent by the Father and that it is loved. 

Fourth, Christ wants the glory of the Father to be known. 

This is not an exhaustive list by any means. What is important to remember is not to give God a gift He doesn't want. I think we all have experienced that. We've received a gift that the giver thought was the best thing ever, which really was not a good gift at all, they just happened to really like it so they bought it for you thinking you would be really grateful, and you have to pretend you're happy to receive a lousy gift. Let's not make the same mistake with Jesus. Let's not give Him a gift, that He doesn't want. Let's not think we're doing Him a favor by giving Him something He doesn't' need and has never asked for. Honor Him with a present He'd actually like. 

Pax Vobiscum until tomorrow. 

Advent 2015 Preparing the Way

A voice cries:

"In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; 

make straight in the desert a highway 

for our God. 

Every valley shall be lifted up,

and every mountain and hill be made 

low;

the uneven ground shall become level, 

and the rough places a plain. 

And the glory of the Lord shall be 

revealed, 

and all flesh shall see it together, 

for the mouth of the Lord has spoken." 

Isaiah 40:3-5

The Lord's first advent was celebrated by few. It was a small company that were ready. A few astronomers, some shepherds, two holy souls in the temple, his parents, his aunt, uncle and cousin were all that made up that first Christmas party.  The astronomers brought him tribute. The shepherds sang the first carols. The saints in the temple blessed His future. His parents prayed for help. His uncle and aunt were scared. It was His cousin who fulfilled the prophecy above. The blessed John the Baptist. He is a martyr, a prophet, the baptizer of the Lord. He is rivaled by none. The Lord speaks of His friend John after he was martyred, "I tell you, among those born of women, none is greater than John." (Luke 7:28) John was privileged to live the life He did, to make the sacrifices He did and He dwells now amidst the rewards for His life. 

Today the second Advent of the Lord draws near. Who shall be ready? Who shall prepare the way? In the desert of ignorance that plagues our societies who shall mark out the highway? The valleys of depression and greed must be raised. The mountains of pride need be torn down. The circling chaos causing such uncertainty in the lives of His creation shall be calm. The rough places, the pain, the suffering, the despair will be made smooth as glass. Where are the workmen who shall accomplish such engineering? Where are the architects that shall outline the plan? 

In the days of old, Isaiah stood before the throne of God and heard the heavenly call. "Whom shall we send? Who shall go and be our messenger?" Today that divine summons sounds forth through the earth.  Today the legacy of John the Baptist is being carried on by the disciples of Christ around the world. It is our part, to join them. The celebration of advent is not to be pleased with oneself. If we would truly honor Christ, truly celebrate what He came to do, it is not enough to gather family and friends and have a good time. Jesus asked for specific presents. Let's honor Him this Christmas season by giving him a present He has actually requested. 

Pax Vobiscum until tomorrow 

Advent 2015 To Be An Adult

The memories of childhood are powerful. Innocence,  excitement, wonder; such marvelous adjectives that adults often use to describe their remembrance of a childhood lost. It's common to look back with regret and in hindsight see a childhood as a heaven now out of reach. The realities of work, school, bills, relationships weigh us down. Our outlook on the world is skewed by harsh realities. Pain, suffering, abuse, corruption, greed, foolishness; the black holes in humanity that devour the futile humans attempts at virtuous existence. So we can find ourselves a few years out of college, entirely disenchanted with the world, with it's future, with our future. In this state it's common for people to find meaning, by investing themselves heart and soul into a person, a pet, a job, a lifestyle, an ideology, anything to hide from them the realities that the world is much more scary.

Is that it than? Are we simply doomed to abandon our excitement about life when confronted with realities darker realities.? Is there perhaps a more excellent way?

1 Corinthians 13:11. "When I was a child I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man I put childish ways behind me" .The point is about replacement. We aren't stripped of our childhood optimism to rot in anxious depression at the state of our world. God didn't design us to hide from reality. However we are designed to grow up. Maturing is a process that happens both in body and in soul. As we age, the dreams must change. As kids we dream based on misunderstandings of the universe. We dream bright and glorious things that will never happen. In adulthood our excitement must itself mature and transition into an optimism based the future promised by God.

The reality of God purposes for the universe are worth being excited about. We don't have to cling to vestiges of a highly glamorized childhood. As Christians we have a far more glorious future awaiting us then any childhood any human was blessed to have. Let's not cling to the past but step forward with boldness, anticipating the coming of our Lord and preparing ourselves that we might not be ashamed at his coming.  

Advent 2015 Power To Forgive

Today we have much to remember. Many American's remember today as the day that will live in infamy. However, because horrible history teachers/curriculum/students/parents a surprising amount of children don't know that December 7th is the anniversary of one of the United States worst military defeats in history. A surprise attack by the empire of Japan left a dozen naval vessels unfit for service and several thousand servicemen out of commission. We entered World War II shortly after and proceeded to out produce, out gun and outwit the Japanese for the next three years resulting in bomb craters from Hokkaido to Kyushu and pain on so many levels. The story of WWII is a lesson for today. From Japan we learn how destructive a powerful nation can become when it ignores the education of its youth and prioritize progress over virtue. From the United States we can learn how a divided people can be motivated by a common cause to accomplish unprecedented feats of self-sacrifice and technological ingenuity.

What most people don't remember about today is the event that took place in 1965. At about 239 years old the United States is not exactly an antique civilization.  We aren't familiar with many historical events that happened before the birth of our own nation. The year 1054 was a sad year for Christendom. In the summer of that year, formal declarations of excommunication were declared between the Latin church in the west (Catholic) and the Ecumenical Churches of the east, (Orthodox). Over the ensuing nine decades, misunderstandings happened, hatred was vented, love was shown,  violence occurred, basically everything that happens between two competing nations that don't understand and are filled with sinful humans, happened. Religious terminology was used to justify atrocious acts of violence. Cities were burned and churches were desecrated.  The name of Christ was dragged through the mud of religious power grabs. The days were dark and the end of the world was often predicted. 

Nine centuries of rivalry usually reveal a winner and a loser. The Church of Christ breaks the rules though and does not lose, ever. After the human elements of both churches were spent in ceaseless warfare the Christian elements of the Church were able to gain control. To our shame it is often only after we have tried every other option that we will turn to Christ and trust in His power to work things out. Nine centuries after a formal war was declared the war was ended. It didn’t require an awful massacre that broke the enemy’s military. It didn’t require an atomic bomb that broke the will of the enemy. On December 7, 1965 an apology was issued that turned the enemy into a friend. Pope John Paul II (Catholic) and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras I (Orthodox) ended the greatest schism in church history by annulling the documents of excommunication issued nearly a thousand years before. Never underestimate what a honest, humble apology can do to a relationship on the brink of demise.

The calm voice of Christ whispers in the storms of life that call for our attention, "be at peace, this too shall pass."  We who belong to Christ belong to something far older, far wiser, far more powerful than all the collected wisdom and power embodied in the ideas and military that make the United States what it is, the good and the bad. So we may rest easy, not cultivating ignorance that leads to death but having confidence in the weapons of heavenly warfare that never become obsolete. 

Pax Vobiscum until tomorrow 

Advent 2015 To Be A Martyr

"Religious platitudes are worthless" said my pastor this morning. He was referencing the quote "Thoughts and prayers go out to the victims of (insert unfortunate event)" How many thousands of people tweet, post, update this message, or something similar with the childish idea that their thirty seconds of well intentioned thought will do any good whatsoever towards fixing the problem or bringing healing to the suffering. No one with who has seriously considered the issues believes that good intentions fix anything. Such foolishness is for postmodernists and relativists. 

Christianity has come too far and accomplished too much for us too participate in this kind of intellectual suicide. Of course it's easier. It's easy to sit on my couch, to here the heartbrekaing news of drone strikes gone wrong, governments politicizing mass shootings, big business's sacrificing people for profit ect.. and shoot off a prayer like another text message. What is sad is that by doing this we believe we've actually done something admirable. Group think is very powerful. *sigh* 

Let's turn now to the men and women who weren't content to do nothing. They saw through the facade and realized that Jesus didn't call us to casually observe suffering with a heart full of pity. These disciples were followers of Christ and not of popularity. What words can describe these holy martyrs. Men and women who had already scarified their lives while still breathing. Not counting equality with God a thing to be grasped they humbled themselves, becoming obedient, even to death. So God raised them up. For in His kingdom the first shall be last and the last shall be first. Few examples better bear testimony to this truth then the life of Mother Teresa. Humbling herself and serving the poorest of the poor, even on this earth she was raised up and was honored by kings, presidents and the powers that be. To what extent she has been honored in heaven I know not but I look forward to seeing upon arrival there myself. 

Her daily prayer is one of wisdom for all who would be like her. 

Dear Jesus, Help me to spread Thy fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with Thy spirit and love. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly that all my life may only be a radiance of Thine. Shine through me and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Thy presence in my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me but only Jesus. Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others. Amen 

Such is the prayer of a living martyr. One whose life is already lost to them. The fields are so ripe, the laborers are so few, the world is in such need, the heart of humanity has grown cold, people despair and are beaten down under depression and anxiety. In this season we celebrate good news of great joy that will be fore all people. First let's make sure we understand that good news ourselves. Second, let's share that good news around. 

Pax Vobiscum until tomorrow. 

Advent 2015 Eyes That See

"To look is not to see, to consider is not to understand, to pray is not to communicate," is a phrase I just made up but has been meant by other, wiser people who said similar things before. We can participate in something like advent and entirely miss it's meaning.

Famed astronomer William Herschel responds to criticism from his colleagues with some relevant wisdom.

"Seeing is in some respects an art, which must be learnt. To make a person see with such a power (as his own) is nearly the same if I were to asked to make him play one of Handel's fugues upon the organ. Many a night have I been practicing to see, and it would be strange if one did not acquire a certain dexterity by such constant practice."

We who desire to see God must not neglect such diligent practice. If men and women can be so motivated by the stars so as to spend hours in constant study. Who are we to deny the Creator of said stars equal study? The sun, the moon, all the stars of heaven, in all their glorious splendor do not compare to their heavenly Maker. Indeed, they are but symbols of, a representation of Him whom we shall meet face to face in the fullness of time. (I Corinthians 13:12).

So we wait, and we remind ourselves of His impending arrival by observing seasons like Advent. We must not forget His parting instructions in our excitement at His imminent return. As wait for the joy set before us, let us be faithful to carry the cross He has called each of us to bear. Feeding the hungry, offering drink to the thirsty, clothing the naked, welcoming the stranger, visiting the sick and the imprisoned are not tasks for those few rare Christians who happen to enjoy doing such work. Anyone who says Jesus' sole response to a problem was prayer, has not read the Gospels. This advent season lets not just celebrate with food, family and fun. Maybe instead we can experience more of what Christ intended this season to be by celebrating with charity, kindness and compassion. Maybe we could take the stress our of the holiday season by making it less about us and more about the people who have no food, or family or fun to celebrate. I am aware that such thoughts are hard to think about and even harder to act on, but I submit to you that despite the difficulty, the return is worth the investment.

Pax Vobiscum until tomorrow. 

Advent 2015 Premeditated Love

Premeditated: to consider or plan an action beforehand. Love is a confusing term which has lots of emotional baggage and implications. Fortunately God is a God of clarity so when it comes to important things like love, he doesn't hide in meaningless platitudes.

John 4:19 We love because He first loved us. 

The blessed Apostle does not speak of how we happen to be feeling. he doesn't mention what a jerk the other guy has been to us. See, the Love of the Christian is the overflow of a the fountain of Love that is Jesus Christ. We do not love someone because they happen to be very kind or they really deserve it. Such love is of the earth and will perish with it.  The disciple's love is a lifestyle not based on the people around us. Loving is hard. Sacrificing for the people who don't want it. trying to be kind to that awkward coworker who doesn't fit in. We were never trained for this. Despite thousands of pages there's little good instruction in the art of Christian charity, and even fewer relevant examples. The only example that is really always applicable is the author of Love himself, Him whose birth we celebrate during these weeks at the close of the year. . From His love we learn to; I. Sacrifice for others. II. Look to the Father for approval, not humans. III. To love for the long haul. IV. The results are not under our jurisdiction. VI. Love always costs your life, sometimes you happen to also die in the process. 

John 4:20-21 If anyone says, "I love God" and hates his brother, he is a liar, for he who can not love his brother whom he has seen can not love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from Him: whoever loves God must love his brother.  

Here we find the love test. The logic is flawless, the consequences inescapable. Humans are really good at worming out of awkward confrontations. We don't like to be held up to the light and be told, "you're doing it wrong, utterly and completely." In the love test we are given in no unclear terms the litmus test of love. Do we hate our brothers? Do we desire the ill, destruction of our fellow human beings? Maybe not, but do we consistently put our own wants above the needs of our fellow humans? This is not to make us unnecessarily guilty. As humans we are limited in our capacity to care for and love other people. We are called to be godly, that is god like not God himself. God loves everybody and has already sacrificed Himself for everybody. As little Jesus' all around the world we are called to follow in His steps. Not letting prejudice, hurt feelings, past wrongs or anything else get in the way of making disciples, baptizing them and teaching them to obey all that is necessary for life and godliness. 

Do not let your heart be troubled, go now and rest for you are weary with hardship and life's toil. Tonight you will sleep in peace. 

Pax vobiscum until tomorrow. 

Advent 2015 The Unfinished Thought

A few days ago a brother was pondering some wisdom aloud. More to himself than the rest of us he spoke of the many different genres of music he has appreciated over the years. He mentioned how when all else fails and when the other genres have grown stale, that he can always come back to the Songs From A Secret Garden.

Obviously his choice of music is not universally applicable but it is important to understand what we trust in. What do we resort to when we're uncertain? When the day to day existence grows stale what sort of activities, people, experiences do we trust in. A few weeks ago, I was unwell. Lying in bed with a fever of 106 I realized that alot of my friends were not people who I would want around when I'm really not feeling well. A few though,  stood out to me as the sort of friends whose company would have been very comforting in a time when I was useless and vulnerable.Funny how some people we rarely think about are the people we want most when life get's difficult.

This blogpost is over because it's two in the morning.

Pax Vobiscum till tomorrow. 

Advent 2015 A Ring of Hope

1 I heard the bells on Christmas day

Their old familiar carols play

And wild and sweet the words repeat

Of peace on earth, good will to men. 

I thought how as the day had come

The belfries of all Christendom

Had rolled along th'unbroken song

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

3. And in despair I bowed my head:

"There is no peace on earth," I said,

"For hate is strong and mocks the song 

Of peace on earth, good will to men."

4. Then pealed the bells more loud and deep,

'God is not dead, nor does He sleep;

The wrong shall fail, the right previal,

With peace on earth, good will to men." 

5. Till, ringing, singing, on its way,

The world revovled from night to day,

A voice, a chime, a chant sublime.

Of peace on earth good will to men.

Pax Vobiscum 

Advent 2015 Salted Babies

Who cares why Jesus was born? He wasn't terribly important in his own time. Virtually no one outside of His own ethnic group even bothered about His existence until after He died. Several Chaldean magicians seemed to have predicted his birth through astrology. The Roman governor knew about Him only because the Religious authorities didn't like Him. Besides these two, Jesus had very limited contact with anyone outside Judaism, He was certainly not a worldwide phenomenon. Yet we spend four whole weeks celebrating His birth and future return. What makes Jesus worth all the effort?

The answer is found in the almost untapped gold mine that is the Biblical book of Ezekiel, in Chapter 16.

"The Word of the Lord came to me: Son of man, confront Jerusalem....On the day you were born your cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water to make you clean, nor were you rubbed with salt or wrapped in cloths. No one looked on you with pity or had compassion enough to do any of these things for you. Rather, you were thrown out into the open field, for on the day you were born you were despised. Then I passed by and say you kicking about in your blood, and as you lay there in your blood I said to you, "Live!"

Today this passage helps us understand God's mentality towards humanity. We are lost, alone, incapable of helping ourselves. He sees us kicking in our own blood. He called us from the filth of our own depravity and says, "live" To those who are still bound by their cord, tied to the past, unwilling to forgive and let go, He says "live!" Those who were not washed, covered in the dirt of poor decisions. He says, "live!" Those who are vulnerable, who were not rubbed with the salt that purifies and preserves He says, "live!" Those who live with the rain and the sun and wind beating down on their bare skin, He will wrap you in the protective garments, He bids us "live!"

What are the means by which we shall live?
John 1:1, 4-5 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God,...In Him as life and the life was the light of men. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it."

The life that is from the beginning that is Jesus Christ  is the light of men which equips us to live in the midst of this present darkness. What is the darkness in your world? There is no void so black that it can consume the light of life. Invite Him in, in repentance and rest we shall be saved, in quietness and in trust we shall have strength, Strength for today and hope for tomorrow. Jesus is worth the effort because in Him and in Him alone is life to be found and freedom from the darkness that would consume us.


Pax Vobiscum, until tomorrow 

Advent 2015 The Other Half of the Coin

 Advent is a powerful time in which the categories of time fold and layer on each other. In the present, we remember the past, in anticipation of the future. Such a season should not be spent simply existing. In this post we'll try and explain how these three elements of time are combined in the season of advent to create the "magic" of Christmas.

Leo Tolstoy's wise hermit tells us, "That the most important time is now, for it is the only time when we have any power." It is not for naught that the present is called a present. It is indeed a gift that we must be thankful for if we are to understand it properly. We exist in the present, in it we have the power to both remember and to plan, to learn from and to anticipate. Such is one of the many blessings gifted to the human creation. In this present season of advent this gift ought to be utilized so that the season is not wasted and so that we don't begin the New Year with little worth remembering and nothing new to be excited about.

In this moment we have hope for the future by remembering the past. Alone the future is unknown and can be daunting. However, with the context provided by history we are confident that the future is not spinning out of control. The celebration of advent is about the anticipation of Christ's second coming.  His first coming which we celebrate with praise is only the precursor to the triumph that the future will bring. Consider how alive the spirit of Christmas is despite all the modern commercialization and secular fluff that has attempted to suck dry the mystery and glory of the Christmas season. What these leeches have discovered is what they have attempted to destroy is an ocean that does not run dry. The New Covenant of grace which was inaugurated with the coming of Christ on that first Christmas has not faltered or failed.  The celebration has not ceased, because we are not simply remembering a past event which was significant before. Rather we are currently rejoicing in a living savior who was born a human two thousand years ago and continues to live, equipping His saints for godliness and calling the sinners to turn from their wicked ways and live, lest they die.

Advent is defined by the arrival of a notable person. Who is arriving? Jesus Christ. How do we know? He already came. He told us to prepare for His imminent return, and He has never failed to keep His promises. When do we celebrate with praise and thanksgiving, with parties and presents, with families and friends, these two realities? Right...., now. I don't want to miss out on any of the experience of this advent season which is why I am trying to make an extra effort to remember that everything we celebrate, all the carols and gifts, the trees and the lights, the angels singing on high and the star in the heavens. None of these make sense outside of the context of Jesus coming back again. Because this isn't just about what happened, but about what is happening currently and what will happen to come.

By way of example I share with you a photo from a Lagan vacation.

This is me with my niece . I represent the present, she represents the future and our biography of Francis of Assisi represents the past. Together we symbolize this advent season. In the present we look to the past to prepare for the future. I don't know exactly what destiny has in store for my niece but I do know that the wisdom of St Francis will be applicable to her wherever she finds herself. So I make sure to share it with her whenever I get the chance. 

Pax Vobiscum, until tomorrow.