A friend in need is a friend indeed! Someone needs a lift? - Offer yourself in service! Here’s a little modern parable I received today. Given all the heat and heaviness of many of our discussions, it holds a truth that all of us can agree on. Perhaps its might even inspire an improvement in the tenor of some of the posts. Enjoy. Fr. Tim A mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife open a package. "What food might this contain?" The mouse wondered. He was devastated to discover it was a mousetrap. Retreating to the farmyard,the mouse proclaimed this warning : "There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a mousetrap in the house!" The chicken clucked and scratched, raised her head and said, "Mr. Mouse, I can tell this is a grave concern to you, but it is of no consequence to me. I cannot be bothered by it." The mouse turned to the pig and told him,"There is a mousetrap in the house! There is a m...