BENIGNO BELTRAN
Fr. Benigno Beltran

The story is told about a certain Rabbi who concluded that human suffering was beyond endurance. He knocked at the Messiah’s gate and asked him, “Why are you taking so long? Don’t you know that humankind is expecting you?” The Messiah answered, “It is not me they are waiting for. Some are waiting for good health and riches; others for serenity and knowledge; or peace in the home and happiness. No, it is not me they are waiting for.” The Rabbi lost patience at this and cried. “So be it! If you have but one face, may it remain in shadow! If you cannot help men, all men, resolve their problems, all their problems, even the most insignificant, then stay where you are, as you are. If still you have not guessed that you are bread for the hungry, a voice for the old man without heirs, sleep for those who dread the night, if you have not understood all this and more: that every wait is a wait for you, then you are telling the truth: indeed, it is not you that mankind is waiting for.”

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