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The AA el to utter The young o to his ain Normally, Paul would have pointed down the hall and said, “Turn left” Instead, he said, “This way,” and he gestured for the younger man to follow

“Thank you,” the visitor said, and he sain It was just a typical everyday s store when she hands you your change One of his front teeth, the third to the left, was slightly crooked, creating a s man had flaws He could need somebody He could need a minister

As hard as he tried, Paul could not co else to say on that walk of a hundred feet

“Here it is”

“Thank you,” the visitor said with a small nod, and then he started into the room

Paul called after hi else, let me know”

But he was already taking a seat in the circle of recovering alcoholics Why had Paul said that? “If you need anything else?” He only needed directions Who wants lots of personal focus showing up for their AA ?

“What a? He’s a man A man” But he kneas already too late The vision had been too powerful It would not leave him

It was only the second ti he truly believed was a direct e from God The first had not been nearly as intense When he was a young e of the uidance about his career He asked the Lord if he should becoht he had a vivid dream in which he met Jesus Christ and kissed his hand He knew i what he was meant to do with his life He never doubted God had spoken to hiive hied for a truly transcendent experience, but he never had another dream or vision Not until now Paul had no doubt his vision of an angel was a e of so was

He went back to his office and tried to think about the eulogy for Mary Adaazed out theWasn’t this guy young to already be in AA? He could help this young ht He could be histo help son that this was someone he should notice so he could help him spiritually Yet Paul sensed his attraction went beyond a desire to be of service What was it?

It wasn’t sexual, he told hiay He had to be feeling so else Inspiration, a pure appreciation of beauty There was nothing wrong with ad beauty where it existed, even in a uy needed a community, a church hoht when Paul happened to be standing there He felt the enorhad happened Soain He needed to knohat these feelings were calling him to do

He tapped his pen on the desk The s run, anyway? He left his office and went to Julie’s desk, where they kept the three-ring binder that showed how long each room was in use

“Do you knohen the pavilion will be available?”

“Well, there’s an AA ?”

“No No Not right no long are they in there for?”