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There’s probably no more challenging time of year to be present for others than now. We’re hurried by the season. We become slaves to the calendar, our to-do lists, and most commonly, what other people think of us. But patience, patience within our relationships, is always worth the wait

Our Gospel reading today helps us to distinguish between professing our faith and demonstrating our faith in action. Our faith requires more than simply checking off some required boxes, or boasting a title that denotes piety. Jesus makes that clear when he says, "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven."