God's work through 12-step programs should be lauded
And, she is just as able to bear her load of living freight to her destined port.
Her diminished size is in me -- not in her.
And, just at the moment when someone says, 'There, she is gone,'
there are other eyes watching her coming, and other voices
ready to take up the glad shout, 'Here she comes!' "
And that is dying ...
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A question from a reader that I submit near the third anniversary of Fr. Tom Hartman's death on Feb. 16, 2016. May he rest in peace:
Q: In a recent column you wrote about what would be the hardest thing for you and Tommy to accept if each was converted. You talked about your thinking, but didn't say what would be hardest for Tommy. -- From B in Pennsylvania
A: Tuna fish!
Tommy once told me, "I could never convert to Judaism because Jews eat a lot of tuna fish and I hate tuna fish." Not all of Tommy's observations about life were this profound.
(Send ALL QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS to The God Squad via email at godsquadquestion@aol.com. Rabbi Gellman is the author of several books, including "Religion for Dummies," co-written with Fr. Tom Hartman.)
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