Beauty for Ashes by Dorothy Clark

Author:Dorothy Clark
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2004-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

Elizabeth watched a bleak, bitter look settle on Justin’s face. He must be thinking of his wife again. Her heart went out to him. She longed to offer some comfort, some word of hope, but she could find none within herself. She agreed with him. She, too, had been taught the hard lesson of hopelessness. She, too, had lost her dream, her hope of love. There was no answer for that.

She turned back to the Bible and leafed through its pages, leaving Justin to his private thoughts. At least he had this. It was almost as if his grandmother were still here. She paused at another verse that had been underlined and leaned forward to read the terse inscription beside it. “For Isaac.” She looked up to ask Justin who Isaac was, but he was lost in thought. She left him to his memories and began to read, her soft voice accompanied by the crackling of the fire.

“‘The spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn—’”

Elizabeth’s voice trembled. She lifted her gaze to Justin. He was staring intently at her, listening to her read. A feeling of awe swept over her. It was almost as if God was speaking directly to them. She lowered her gaze to the Bible and read on. “‘…To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes…’” Her throat tightened, tears filled her eyes and blurred the words—she could read no more.

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