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waking me up, asking me to meet her in front of the garden. I know
the church security will ask me to move when they see me sleep
outside the halls of the church, but my heart is not at ease unless I
come to see Mary." To the astonishment of Keith, he got the same
request from Mary to meet her at the garden while praying the
Rosary at home.

Keith soon learned Richard had a lot of knowledge in the
Bible scriptures. Inspired by his ability to recite the Bible, Keith saw
it as an opportunity to ask Richard to help him understand and
apply the Bible's teachings to his life. He was completely in awe of
his intelligence—it was as if Jesus was speaking to Keith in
parables. During one of Richard's teaching sessions on the Bible,
another homeless individual passing by took an interest in
Richard's impressive ability to share the scriptures and decided to
join them.

Richard showed Keith a lot of compassion and love. For
three months, meeting late in the evening for five-hour sessions,
Keith found the teachings engaging and learned more each day.
Richard consistently emphasized the importance of prayer to Keith
and offered to guide him in prayer. Richard also encouraged Keith
to pray alongside him, showing him several different prayers he
could pray at home. Richard revealed the Church's crisis to Keith,
which shook him deeply. Though Keith initially struggled to accept
it, Richard's words stuck with him, compelling him to complete the
Christian version of Tao Te Ching as his promise to God. Keith was
reminded that if God could call upon a homeless man to recite the
Bible, he, Keith, could also be called upon to write the Christian
version of the Tao Te Ching.