11/09 c-blog, OPPORTUNITY EVERY DAY TO BE KIND TO NEIGHBOR, monastery2) "whatever you did to the least of these you did to me" m: st. Martin of tours...from Hungary...traveling...took off his clothes for beggar...kindness to poor. Today's a new day..opportunity every day to be kind to neighbor...alvarado street...sisters ministered there...privileged...boxes of cereal...meeting alumni, talk about daniel murphy hs, went to fast food restaurant...beggar rushes up to me..wants to talk...I said I got a meeting I'm sorry...he cussed me out...I tried to apologize ...he said 'im finished with you." He wouldn't let me make it up to him...I'm sure martin was busy but yet Martin took the time...Jesus gives us the privilege of serving the poor...martin of tours 315-397 ..about same time as Augustine..marton of tours patron of soldiers...of wine producers...of France..the first non-martyr with an annual feast...founded first monastery in the west before benedict...beautiful imagery for armed forces...with it all...I was four years old...U.S. MARINES...put on Christmas party...I was 4 in pennsylvania...yesterday funeral for soldiers in Fort Hood...soldiers saluting the memory of our comrades...whatever you did yesterday is yesterday..today's a new day....dig deep to find mercy, charity to forgive again...if pestered by sb on street...pestered by God...present to Lord, ask for mercy...

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