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I have come as light into the world, that whoever believes in me may not remain in darkness.

I CELEBRATe MY UNIQUENESS WITH JOY AND GRATITUDE. THIS ANGEL CAN HELP ME TO KEEP MY THOUGHTS POSITIVE TO THINK CLEARLY AND TO USE MY INTELLIGENCE FOR MY HIGHEST GOOD AND GREATER JOY.

Lord, You have been with me all through this day, stay with me now. As the shadows lengthen into darkness let the noisy world grow quiet, let its feverish concerns be stilled, its voices silenced. In the final moments of this day remind me of what is Real.
But let me not forget that you were as present in the stresses of the day just past as you are now in the silence of this night.
You have made me for day and for night, for work and for rest, for both heaven and earth.
Here in this night let me embrace and not regret the mysterious beauty of my humanity. Keep me in the embrace of your Reality through the night, and the day to come. Surround me with your silence and give me the rest that only you can give--  Real peace, now and forever.

O Lord, support us all the day long, until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world lies hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in thy mercy grant us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last.

I am not sure what to expect today. I am really not jealous of Mikey and his friends. It is only natural but then I am not going to stick around where I am not particularly wanted or needed. I will probably try to come back for his birthday and after that it is anyone’s guess. Besides the fact I need to get a life of my own and I cannot afford all of this. It was not a very good visit. I saw Mikey very little for most of the morning. I told him I was heading out and he made no effort to talk me out of it. At least Annie and Katie were on my side. I am worried about what is going to happen to him. He at least knows there are a lot of people who care about him and want him to have a good life. Annie went on about his smoking, stealing and graffiti. They probably are not too different than most kids his age. It is good that he has a friend that he thinks enough of to want to play with him. I never saw much that was negative about the kid. I was surprised that Mikey had black fingernails and talked about revolution. It was a weird party to say the least. I guess on the way home I was more concerned about my feelings than what was going on with Mikey. He called and needed more minutes soon after I got home. I heard from MM and there was not much one way or the other. It will be interesting to see how she reacts to all of this. I watched Lion For Lambs and it was a pretty good story about the war in Afghanistan. We are really being jerked around.