I have tasted the sweetness of life, a baby’s cry a child’s hug a teen’s concerns, a family’s rush to gather in more of the goodness that surrounds, due to the presence of our Lord. And I have also seen sadness that threatens delight in our souls – the tearing of love from a mother’s heart, when drugs and other evils threaten her home and I weep. And I pray – do not allow such troubles, Lord to come upon our family’s shore.