Was he thinking that Jesus spoke of love? Did he remember that the language of love is nonviolence? Maybe he remembered that we all deserve a simple chance for forgiveness, regardless of our sins. Maybe that is what being a man of God is truly about.

I feel how Paul is connected solidly to the Root. I feel honored to have been witness to an important moment on his spiritual path. And I pray, with confidence, that the great, loving, powerful Source of all our lives and callings will uphold him in his faithfulness, and guide me in mine.

Still, I've made a step toward that goal by opening myself to transformation into someone who more deeply lives the values I profess – values that were the glue bonding me to my beloved partner and soul mate – and I'm on my way to what I hope will be a lifetime (going forward) of living-tithe years and a fitting tribute to the other-directed spirit that agreed in the wee hours of September 19, 2007, to dwell in my soul forever.

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