DECEMBER<br >December 3 1 RETURNED from seeing llelen this eve-<br >ning. Her faith is tremendous; she is an inspiration. She has<br >suffered on and off from cancer for five years anti more now.<br >She is still a young woman， in her forties， with a good hus-<br >band and four sons. Just when they thought the cancer had<br >been cured， it came back. llelen suffered through several op-<br >erations and months of treatmeni~and now she is back in<br >the hospital again， worse than before. Poor |telen<br > The doctors tell me there is no hope of a medical cure for<br >her. But Helen， with her strong faith， has not given up. She<br >told me this evening that she is going to beat this thing. She<br >can t die now， she said; she has too much to live for. She told<br >me that she knows that Jesus is going to cure her.<br > I wish I had her faith! She is just skin and bones， yet she<br >looks so alive. Her face is radiant with hope， and her eyes<br >sparkle so. I know that her husband does not think slle has<br >long to live. He tries to conceal his feelings and look brave<br >and confident， especially when he is with her. Though he<br >smiles， his eyes give him away~thcy are very sad.<br > I pray for Helen， mostly because that is all I can do. I pray<br >that God s will be done， because that is all i know how to say.<br >I try to share her faith， but I m afraid I am deep down in<br >agreement with her husband~l don t think she has long to<br >live.<br >December 4 THE NEIGHBORING PRIEST in the parish to<br >the west of mine came by for a visit today. I had to laugh<br >when he left. He is a young priest， and he had told me he is<br >