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On the path 

Happy St. Nicholas Day! Today in the gospel, Jesus passes two blind men. They want their sight restored, so Jesus asks them if they believe. They say they believe, and their sight is restored. Easy right? I'm not sure. Search your heart for your belief. Is it full of cultural visions of what love is? What is belief and how is that tied to Christmas love. St. Nick gave so that poor girls could marry and not fall into a life of prostitution. He saw a need, moved with compassion, and found an answer to rectifying the problem. I think of the family, when their prayers had been answered, and their daughters could remain respectable and have a chance at a good life. The joy, love, and affirmation of their faith. I keep my Christmas angels up all year round. They remind me every day to use my restored sight to see a place where I can "see a need, fill a need." We are each, uniquely created by God. We each have God within us, a unique part of God that only we have. There will never be another you. Never, will your created image of God be seen again. Belief in God means we know we can and will be part of solutions, not part of problems. We will be the light in the darkness, and we will continue to bring Christmas joy and love so other's sight is restored on the path...

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