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He knew that in a sense he was a word, as Ruth had been a word to this woman by simply being herself. A word of presence'I am with you. I feel your suffering. I hear your cries beneath your smiling face and your statements so calculated to shock. I grieve with you, and I grieve in your place, as you will not allow yourself to grieve, because you think there is nothing beyond grief.
Michael D. O'Brien — Elijah in Jerusalem
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