Saturday, August 8, 2015

Tender Kindness

"Paradise was made for tender hearts..."
~Voltaire

At Mass recently, I saw a couple sitting toward the front of the church.  I would not think of them as elderly, but they have been married for more than 50 years.  Both highly intelligent and hard working, they managed to raise a brood of children, all of whom now have beautiful families of their own.  The husband is not as strong as he once was and remained seated through most of the Mass.  At one point during the service, I saw the wife gently rest her head on his shoulder.  And when they stood up and began walking to the front of the church for Communion, the wife adjusted his sweater from the back.

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