A Burden of Glory
“Where am I? Is anybody there?”
The darkness was so complete that I didn’t dare move.
“Who are you?”
“John, my name is John.” A tentative step, then another in the direction of the voice. “What’s your name?” I said. “Where are we? What’s going on?”
“Who’s that?” A rough voice came out of the darkness. “Here, over here. Where are you?” A pause.
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Tanta Corrie was back. The house was full of people, family members and friends. There was laughter and the clinking of glasses and the squeals of the little ones as they ran through the house. The screen door at the back of the house slammed shut repeatedly until someone thought to prop it open with a pair of boots they found on the back porch.
Melanie had missed her Aunt terribly when she had gone to the big city for three whole weeks. But now there was something different about her. She looked pale and radiant at the same time. Melanie wasn’t certain yet whether that was good or bad.
It was still dark outside when I arrived at the church that morning. I opened the big doors from the inside with the ancient key that was as big and heavy as a gun.
A gun?
I moved on, checking doors and windows, turning on the heat to take the dampness out of the air. It was still early but people would start to arrive in a couple of hours and I wanted to be ready.
Really? Who was ever ready for something like this?
The Way of the Cross – Lenten Season 2018
“Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful whevever you go. Do not let this Boo of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:6-9 NIV).
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