O Come All Ye Faithful by Faith Blum

Author:Faith Blum
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Clean & Wholesome, Love Story, World War One, WWI, World War I, Christmas, Relationships, Suspense, Historical, Estranged sisters
Publisher: Faith Blum
Published: 2018-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

“‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid,’” she muttered. With that kind of a promise, how could she not take God at His word, especially when paired with the first one, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

She knelt on the cool tile floor and closed her eyes. “God, I need You. I know I’ve done a lot of things You don’t like and I don’t want to anymore. I believe You sent Your Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for me and then rise from the dead so that I can have eternal life. I want to live the way You want me to. I want You to be in charge of my life now. I need You to be in charge. I want to be able to say with confidence that You, O God, are my helper so I no longer need to be afraid. Thank You, God. Amen.”

Emmie waited, but nothing happened. No lightning, no thunder bolts. Only confidence that she had done the right thing. A smile crept onto her face. She rose from the tiles and went out into the hotel room. She had one last thing to do.

12

Elana stood next to the window, staring at the blinding whiteness. Would it ever stop? She knew it would, but it seemed to be endless. The door lock clicked and Elana turned around to see her sister walking in. She still couldn’t believe Emmie was really here. That they had met in Sturgis, South Dakota, of all places. Of course, she now knew it had all been God’s doing. No one else could have orchestrated events this way.

Emmie joined her by the window. “It’s pretty, isn’t it?”

Elana laughed. “You’ve never liked snow.”

Emmie shrugged. “No, but I can still appreciate its beauty. I like things clean and fresh. Snow is so clean and white. Until it’s walked on, anyway.”

Elana took a deep breath. “You’re right. It is pretty.”

“But we both wish it would be over.”

Elana looked at her sister and saw a matching smile on her face. No words needed to be said in response.

Emmie looked away. “I need to ask your forgiveness. I’ve spent the last five years hating you for ruining my life with Jonathan. Even as I came to realize that you actually saved me from a bad situation, I still hated you for not letting me decide that on my own. Please forgive me for losing touch with you and for hating you.”

Elana draped her arm around Emmie’s shoulders. “I forgive you. Can you forgive me for my part in your breakup and for losing touch with you as well?”

“Of course. I wouldn’t be a good Christian if I didn’t. Not to mention it would be silly to ask your forgiveness and not extend it to you.”

Elana’s heart skipped a beat. “You became a Christian, too?”

Emmie nodded.

Elana squealed and hugged her sister tightly. “What are the odds of us being physically born on the same day and then spiritually born the same day, too?”

Emmie tentatively put her arms around Elana.

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