perseverance through difficulty, of moving past the obstacles that stood in the way, and of keeping the eyes fixed on the path that still lay open. He sat with the open book for several minutes, the meaning of the words settling into place.
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Realizing how differently he and the nun had understood the same phrase, he sat back and laughed, exclaiming, “So that was what she meant!” The sound of his laughter filled the quiet room. He closed the Bible gently and rested his hands on
the cover. The humor lay in the path his thoughts had taken from the moment she first spoke the words. The nun had offered the reference as a clear and practical reminder during the drive. The priest had received it as an invitation to deeper contemplation. Both had remained within the shared language of their faith, yet each had carried the words in a separate direction until the moment he opened the page and read them for himself.
