Reunion Mission (Rangers Under Fire) by Virginia Vaughan

Author:Virginia Vaughan [Vaughan, Virginia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-04-01T07:00:00+00:00

SIX

Before the wreck on prom night, Matt had been active in church and a strong believer in God. However, since that night, his faith had taken a backseat to grief and guilt. But now, something had changed in his life again.

He opened the nightstand drawer in his boyhood bedroom and pulled out his old Bible. He’d left it behind when he’d joined the army, angry and bitter at God for the wreck and for losing Claire. He’d remained angry at God for so long that it had simply become a part of his life to keep Him at arm’s length.

But tonight, he took out his Bible and walked into the backyard. If he ever hoped to have a future with Claire—which was more and more on his mind these days—when this was all over and she was out of danger and cleared of this outrageous murder charge, he knew he had to also fix his relationship with God. Claire had said herself she was a woman of faith and she would never want someone who hadn’t spoken to the Lord in years.

He opened to Genesis and turned to the story of Joseph. Ever since Claire had mentioned studying that, Matt had felt a connection. He remembered the story from his childhood, but he read it now with fresh eyes.

Like Joseph, who had been betrayed by his brothers, Matt knew the sting of betrayal. He and his ranger squad had been betrayed by a translator embedded with them who had led them straight into an ambush. He knew that topsy-turvy feeling of watching his life spin out of control, out of any ordered way he’d thought it would go. Joseph surely had had plans for his future that didn’t include being sold into slavery and spending years in prison and servitude. Matt could relate. After the ambush of his ranger squad, he’d been distraught. He’d expected to remain a ranger for many more years, but the injury he’d sustained in the attack had left him in constant pain. He’d held on for several months, even completing another mission with the rangers, but his heart was no longer in it. Matt reminded himself now that God had used Joseph’s tragedy for good. He’d had a plan for Joseph’s life, and He had a plan for Matt’s.

He would never have thought God’s plan would bring him back into contact with Claire, but how else could he account for being in the same school at the same time just when she needed him?

He rubbed his face. He tried so hard to keep it together, to not allow himself to fall apart under the pressure, but it was hard. He’d lost so much already. Now Claire was in trouble. And once again he was pounding his fists trying to make things happen.

He heard the back door open and his father joined him on the patio, a fresh cup of coffee in his hand. “You’re up late.”

Matt nodded. “Just doing some thinking.”

He motioned toward the Bible on the table.

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