and give them a hand when they begin their
climb.
"If you kept a record of our sins, Lord, who
could stand their ground? But with you is
forgiveness, that you may be revered."
The New Jerusalem Bible, Old Testament, Psalm
130:3-4, (Judaism)
Three teenagers had broken into a
small shop which was owned by an elderly
woman for whom they had befriended. Her
home was attached to the back of the store,
and it was quite obvious that this kind old
woman could get hurt if she walked in on
this robbery.
Noticing the soul of a gentleman had
appeared, he was very skilled on the ground
in martial arts. As we walked in on the
robbery in progress, several things had been
broken into and the store was already
trashed, but we were here for another type
of alteration. Because of the well-known
martial arts skills of my 'partner' this
evening, I turned to him in a respectful
gesture and offered the alteration to him.
Standing motionless, he was completely
unable to respond. Completely unaware of
what needed to be done, I was surprised that