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“Just what did Maria tell you?" he asked softly. Carlos lowered his voice, "She says that she has fallen in love with you. You make her heart feel happy, in a way that it never has before. Surely señor, knowing this, you will stay and marry Tis Maria?" Trey hesitated. "She told you that?" "Yes, Señor Trey. She whispered in my ear, so that Juan would not hear her. Now you must change your plans and stay with us." Trey let out a sigh. "It ain't quite that easy, son. There are lots of other things to consider." Carlos pinched his brow. "What other things?" "It's hard to explain," Trey said. "Maybe when you're a little older, you'll understand. A man and a woman have to talk about lots of things before they become husband and wife.' Then Carlos took a step closer to Trey, and there was a plea in his voice when he spoke. "Please talk to her, then. Talk about those things, so you can stay with us forever." Trey chuckled softly. "Forever's a long time. And there's lots of things we'd have to talk about. But I'm glad you told me how she feels about me. I'll talk to her sometime, when we're alone." Carlos smiled now. "Tonight would be a good time. After Juan and Señor Stiles are asleep," he said boldly. Trey almost laughed out loud. "There'll be plenty of time for that," he said.”

“Just what is it that America stands for? If she stands for one thing more than another, it is for the sovereignty of self-governing people, and her example, her assistance, her encouragement, has thrilled two continents in this western world with all those fine impulses which have built up human liberty on sides of the water. She stands, therefore, as an example of independence, as an example of free institutions, and as an example of disinterested international action in the main tenets of justice.”

“Just when all seems to be going right, challenges often come in multiple doses applied simultaneously. When those trials are not consequences of your disobedience, they are evidence that the Lord feels you are prepared to grow more. He therefore gives you experiences that stimulate growth, understanding, and compassion which polish you for your everylasting benefit.”

“Just when I get my church all sorted out, sheep from the goats, saved from the damned, hopeless from the hopeful, somebody makes a move, get out of focus, cuts loose, and I see why Jesus never wrote systematic theology. So you and I can give thanks that the locus of Christian thinking appears to be shifting from North America and northern Europe where people write rules and obey them, to places like Africa and Latin America where people still know how to dance.”

“Just when I think I have learned the way to live, life changes.”