The Unveiling by Patrick Higgins

Author:Patrick Higgins [Higgins, Patrick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780999235522
Publisher: For His Glory Production Company
Published: 2016-02-11T05:00:00+00:00

23

SARAH MULROONEY WOKE TO a sound in the hallway. She sat up in bed and looked at the clock on the table on her husband’s side of the bed.

It was 2:22 a.m. The sound grew more and more faint as it drifted downstairs. Too noisy to be an intruder. Either it’s Brian or Chelsea.

After ten minutes had passed, and whoever went downstairs didn’t come back up, Sarah quietly climbed out of bed, careful not to wake her husband, put on her robe and slippers and tiptoed downstairs. She found Brian sitting on a chair in the closed-in porch, apparently deep in thought.

“Mind if I join you, son?”

Brian nearly jumped out of his skin. He was reflecting on what he’d just read in the eighth chapter of the Book of Romans about predestination and how those whom God predestined, He also called, justified, and glorified, when his mother’s shadow covered the page, extinguishing his light like a cloud blotting out the moonlight.

“Sure, Mom.” Brian closed his Bible and tucked it into his robe.

“Is everything okay?”

“Couldn’t sleep, that’s all.”

Sarah kissed her son on the forehead. “I know the feeling. Cup of tea?”

“Sounds good.”

“How about some strudel to go with it?”

“No thanks. Just had some pumpkin pie.”

Sarah went to the kitchen and filled the teakettle with water and placed it atop the gas stove.

Brian was desperate to talk to someone who was knowledgeable about the Book he was reading. But if all true Christians vanished, was there anyone left on the planet to talk to? Would there be another shot at redemption for those still on Earth?

Am I to suffer hell without first getting a true account of Heaven? What a tragedy it would be to finally learn the Truth, only to be denied a second chance at salvation.

Sarah returned from the kitchen nibbling on a tea biscuit. Seeing the disheveled look on her son’s face, she said, “What’s on your mind, sweetie?”

“Doing some serious thinking. Guess you could say I’m reevaluating everything. Soul searching’s a better way to put it.”

“I know what you mean. I’m in the same boat. I think we’re all in that boat. Problem is, I don’t like many of the thoughts I’m thinking.”

“I hear you, Ma...” Brian noticed his mother’s sudden change of expression, “Are you okay?”

Sarah burst out in tears. “Actually, I’ve never been so scared in all my life. All these years I thought I was happy. I mean, I was happy, but this tragedy’s forced me to realize how weak I really am. If I had to go through last week alone, I would have never made it.”

“Everything’ll be fine, Mom,” Brian lied, brushing back the hair from his mother’s eyes.

“I hope so...” There was no conviction in her voice.

The screaming of the teakettle broke the moment. Sarah went into the kitchen and poured two cups of Chamomile tea.

When she returned, Brian said, “Mom, can I ask you a question?”

“Sure.

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