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14 Thursday, December 1, .1988 Courier-Journal 10 WEEK SPECIAL Duane Neu's Mobil Mart 1508 Buffalo Road 3 pack cigarettes $3.75 (tax included) Coupon Good orjly: 12/4 -12/10/88 Does Your Pharmacy Deliver? We Do - FREE! Southwedge Pharmacy 678 South Avenue 442-2520 For the best Pharmacy Service in Rochester THOUGHTS TO CONSIDER EDWIN SULEWSKI FUNERAL DIRECTOR How can counseling help the grieving? When you are grieving professional counseling can help to clarify and relieve feelings that you may have about the deceased or about the un- certain future that the death of a loved one has created. Learning how to live with tension, manage unpleasant feel- ings and look forward to the future are some goals for good counseling. Sometimes* there are other difficulties of a longstanding nature such as ex- cessive reliance on alcohol, excessive dependence on the deceased, or poor interpersonal relationships that also can be effectively managed during grief counseling. 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The 1989 Catholic Almanac is also available at Logos and Trant's bookstores in Rochester. The Courier-Journal 1150 Buffalo Road Rochester, New York 14624 ' Please send me: copy(ies)ofthe 1989 Catholic Almanac, no. 259-8, kivar, at $13.95 each; copy(ies) of the 1989 Catholic Almanac, no. 262-8, cloth with dust cover, at $ 18.95 each. Name Address City . State. Payment must accompany order. Make checks payable to the Courier-Journal Apt. _Zip Columnists Make ready for the Child By Father Albert Shamon Sunday's readings: (R3) Luke 3:1-6; (Rl) Banich 5:1-9; (R2) Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11. Christianity is not a religion dreamed up in somebody's head, as Buddhism was by Bud- dha. Christianity is an historical event: the en- try of God into time. In dating this event, Luke follows the meth- od of ancient historians. First, he gives the po- litical situation, then the religious. Yet Luke was more than a historian. He begins with the Emperor of Rome, for Rome ruled the world. Tiberius Caesar suc- ceeded Augustus as sole ruler in A.D. 14. The 15th year of his reign was probably A.D. 28 or 29. Rome was then the center of the world, but events in Palestine would change that Ro- man world. So Luke mentions four lesser rulers who ruled in or near Palestine with the permission of Rome — Pilate, Herod, Philip, and Lysa- nias. Their names are not so important as the areas they ruled. Pilate was governor of Judea; Herod, tetrarch of Galilee; Philip, tetrarch of Ituraea and Trachonitis; and Lysanias, tetrarch of Abilene. Luke was perhaps tracing the route the gos- pel message would take when it left Judea and moved to Rome itself. It would leave Judea and Galilee, go north to Ituraea and Trachonitis, just below Damascus, then further north to Abilene and Antioch, then to Rome, where Tiberius Caesar ruled. For St. Luke, John the Baptizer was one of the hinges on which history turned. Back in the days of Isaiah (740 B.C.), monarchs traveled in slow, simply construct- ed chariots. To enable the king to make some kind of speed, sappers (military engineers) were sent on ahead to build the road over which the king had to travel. St. Luke sees John as a sapper, preparing the way for the Lord, the King of kings. But the preparation he insisted on was a prepara- tion of the heart and a change of lifestyle. \Make ready the way of the Lord?' he thun- dered — that is, clear away the obstacles, make the path straight with no detours. Fill up the valleys so that time is not wasted winding through them. Don't travel around mountains A Word for Sunday and hills, level them. Where the way is crook- ed, straighten it out. Where there are potholes, fill them in so that the rough ways will be made smooth. The result of all this road building? The King will get through — \and all mankind shall see the salvation of God!' ATthis time of the year, a lot of things can sidetrack us — especially our Christmas shop- ping. But do not be detoured. Do not waste time on nonessentials. When the shepherds went to Bethlehem, \they went with haste\ (Luke 2:16). They headed straight for the man- ger. That's the only way to go. When President Dwight Eisenhower was vacationing one summer in Denver, his atten- tion was called to an open letter which told how six-year-old Paul Haley, dying of incura- ble cancer, had expressed a wish to see the president. Ike agreed, and his aide arranged for a visit after the president's round of golf. Ike, how- ever, changed the schedule and went, straight to the boy's home on a Sunday morning in Au- gust. Mr. Haley answered the door, unshaven and wearing blue jeans and an old shirt. Be- hind him stood his little son, Paul. Ike said to the boy, \Paul I understand you want to see me. I'm glad to see you.\ Shaking hands with the boy, the president led Paul to see his limou- sine, then took his leave. Two points are relevant here. First, the presi- dent went straight to the child, perhaps think- ing, \What if the boy should die before I end my round of golf?\ The second point is that the father was quite embarrassed when he opened the door dressed in old clothes and un- shaven. How unimportant, really. But many people will get all decorated for Christmas, thinking only of their appearances, and for- get the Child. A- A stranger's mysterious message By Cindy Bassett \Jacob wake up!\ his wife called. \I hear someone at the door!' \Ruth you are hearing things again. It's probably just the wind oh that loose door. I promise to fix it first thing in the morning ...\ Jacob said. \But Jacob, what if there are bandits?\ Ruth persisted. \Then they will find nothing to steal and go elsewhere!' Jacob replied drowsily. Except for the two owners, the Bethlehem Inn was empty tonight as usual. . For this unpretentious town was not oft any of the major trade routes. It might have en- joyed a more prosperous existence if it had been frequented by the caravans of tradets go- ing south to Egypt Most of the citizens of Bethlehem were sheep herders and their lives were meager by any standards*. The next week — even if only for a brief time — all that would change. For suddenly, Bethlehem would swell with the crowds of peo- ple who would come for the census. A decree, ordered by Emperor Caesar Augustus, required everyone to return to his birthplace and regis- ter. No doubt the ruling powers of Rome in- tended to raise taxes again. Bethlehem was not only the birthplace, but the only town Ruth and Jacob had ever known. To those who might easily dismiss the place as unimportant, Ruth was quick to boast that Bethlehem was the birthplace of David, the greatest king of Israel. Here David had tend- ed his father's sheep even after the prophet Samuel had anointed him as King Saul's suc- cessor. In the humblest of surroundings, David had learned how to be a servant of the Lord. Again, Ruth thought she heard a gentle tap- ping on the door. She glanced at her husband, but Jacob was fast asleep. So she went down alone to investigate. \Good evening'* the man at the door said kindly, even though Ruth had opened the door a scant crack to peer out. The visitor was a tall man with light featuresv He was certainly not from the area, for most' of the men in Bethlehem had ruddy skin weathered from years of exposure to the outdoors. \Do you seek lodging for the night?\ Ruth The Bible Corner asked, even though she had] already noticed that he carried nothing at ail. ,' • *No, thank you. I anvjusfc passing through!' fh is dangerous to be-traveling the roads alone at this hour!' Rutk :^dvised. \Nray 1 of- f« you something to ;ea*#? '•Wat's very kind of you!' the stranger re- plied with a smile.. After he had eaten, the stranger asked Ruth, \Is this the only place of lodging in the region?\ Ruth nodded. \Then I imagine you shall be full next week with the people coming for the census!' he said. • \You should get the stable ready out back, too!' \That is where we keep our livestock\ Ruth said. \I don't think anyone would want to sleep out there!' , Bethlehem was the birthplace of a king a long time ago!' the stranger said. \The prophets have foretold that out of Bethlehem will come a new ruler for the people of Israel!' The stranger stayed I for just a few minutes more and thanked Ruth for her hospitality. Just before he left,, he turned to her and asked, \Will you be. ready?\ [ •The next morning, Jacob dismissed Ruth's claims of a visitor during the night. \You must have been dreaming!' he repeated, especially when she kept after him about cleaning the stable. When Jacob finally did go out back, he was thoroughly confused by what he saw. For the stable had already been swept clean, and in the center, someone had pli&r*small feed tmbugh which theanimals used|#* filled it with straw. Mediation: \Do aW ftrget to entertain strangers, lor by so doiag, some people have entertained angels without knowing it\ (Hebrews 13:2).
