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Think of it. To break his pride. . .
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. . .to humble this tribune before
the very people he has degraded.
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Just think, his defeat and humiliation
at the hands of a Jew!
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I know it is not possible.
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Does it not delight your imagination?
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Does it not answer your purpose?
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I must deal with Messala
in my own way.
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And your way is to kill him.
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I see this terrible thing
in your eyes.
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But no matter what this man has done,
you have no right to kill him.
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He will be punished inevitably.
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I don't believe in miracles.
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But all life is a miracle.
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Why will you not
accept God's judgment?
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You do not believe in miracles.
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Yet God once spoke to me
out of the darkness. . .
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. . .and a star led me
to a village called Bethlehem. . .
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. . .where I found a newborn child
in a manger.
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And God lived in this child.
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By now, He is a grown man
and must be ready to begin his work.
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That is why I have returned here. . .
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. . .so that I may be at hand
when He comes among us.
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He is near.
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He saw the sun set this evening,
as we did.
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Perhaps He's standing in a doorway
somewhere or on a hilltop.
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Perhaps He is a shepherd. . .
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. . .a merchant, a fisherman.
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But He lives. . .
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. . .and all our lives from now on
will carry His mark.
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There are many paths to God, my son.
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I hope yours will not
be too difficult.
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I'm ready for sleep.