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Time doesn’t mean much in eternity but the difference was striking.

For those who had been there the longest this had been a land of gloom. Not the pain and anguish of those condemned below, but of dull grays eternally unchanging .

From the Moment he had arrived all had changed. From Isaiah to Joshua, the words poured forth in anticipation prophesying to all that the great day was coming giving hope to those who came. With the Baptist’s arrival the storm of anticipation grew in all within

To those creatures lurking outside the gates however their fear was palatable.

Previously An exciting arrival, Next Homeward Bound

He didn’t know what to expect but it wasn’t this.

All around was gloom and gray. Countless souls wandering seemingly lost as he joined the endless stream of the thong.

In a few moments all changed. he was enveloped by men, dozens of them, excited, enraptured. All of the gloom of Shoel melting away at the very sight of him. They turned to each other sharing their happiness Praising God with all the excitement of men who knew their exile would soon be ended.

Joseph remembered seeing this joy once before, the night his son was born and smiled knowingly.

Next The storm before the calm.

I spoke to Stephan and Patti of the Urban Missionaries at the 2022 Catholic Men’s Conference at Assumption College.

Part of loving your neighbor is taking care of the people right in front of you.

I spoke to Steve Abarte about Cursillo Weekends at the 2022 Catholic Men’s Conference at Assumption College in Worcester MA