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[H2O Man]

"During the Great Depression, 220 Hillside was 'marked' by the hobos and tramps that rode the rails. Most days, at least two or three would stop for a meal or a handout. Bridget knew many of them so well, that she knew what time of the year to expect them. She was always concerned about them having warm clothes, and she was generous in giving her nephews' new clothes away. When the nephews became upset, she would tell them to have more respect for the poor. 'One of them may be Jesus in disguise,' she told them, and recounted the many times Jesus had appeared in just this manner in Ireland."

My great-great aunt, Bridget, was in another place prepared by Jesus. This little quote above is from a book I wrote about the experience of the Irish immigrants in the USA. One of the reasons that the Irish Catholics had difficulties being accepted was because of the very powerful role women played in traditional Irish families, and because of their putting the teachings of Jesus into practice. (Of course, these same two things helped the Irish Catholics survive the abuse of the larger society.

As Muhammad Ali says, there are those who believe in God, and those who make God a reality by manifesting God in the journey of their everyday lives. ("The Soul of a Butterfly"; by Muhammad Ali; 2004; page 201)