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“For man was made an intelligent and free member of society by God who created him, but even more important, he is called as a son to commune with God and share in his happiness.” (Gaudium et Spes, No. 21)
Nearly late for Adoration in Baltimore’s Basilica, I dashed out of the Franklin Street garage when I briefly saw a security guard look in the opposite direction and shout the name of a man on the other side of Cathedral Street. In a hurry, I ignored her and kept on walking swiftly and with my mind full of all sorts of house-moving tasks, all on a sweltering summer day.
It was then that I heard the words I will never forget, from an older man crossing Cathedral Street. With a lanyard swinging his job badge back and forth while he walked toward the shouting woman working in the car garage, he looked at me and said with a slight grin, “I know it’s miserable out here, but that ain’t no reason for bein’ sad.”
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No Reason for Being Sad
Nearly late for Adoration in Baltimore’s Basilica, I dashed out of the Franklin Street garage when I briefly saw a security guard look in the opposite direction and shout the name of a man on the other side of Cathedral Street. In a hurry, I ignored her and kept on walking swiftly and with my mind full of all sorts of house-moving tasks, all on a sweltering summer day.
It was then that I heard the words I will never forget, from an older man crossing Cathedral Street. With a lanyard swinging his job badge back and forth while he walked toward the shouting woman working in the car garage, he looked at me and said with a slight grin, “I know it’s miserable out here, but that ain’t no reason for bein’ sad.”
Continued below.
No Reason for Being Sad
