Red Dawn Rising (Red Returning Trilogy) by Duffy Sue

Author:Duffy, Sue [Duffy, Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kregel Publications
Published: 2013-05-01T06:00:00+00:00

After Liesl and Evgeny had revived themselves with a bit of food, Rev. Scovall said, “I hope you’ll be comfortable in my little dwelling down the hall. But before I take you there, would you mind coming with me a moment?”

He led them all, Evgeny included, into the sanctuary and ushered them to a grouping of loose chairs at the back of the room where they could face each other.

“Before you go off to bed,” the reverend began, “I want just a few words with you, knowing what you’ve been through already and having no idea what’s to come. Please just listen to this old man who’s learned a few things that might sustain you.” He looked toward the coffered ceiling, then back at them. “It’s almost the fourth watch of the night. In Roman times, that was between three and six in the morning—the coldest, bleakest hours.” He peered intently into the faces before him. “That’s the sinking hour when Jesus did what I certainly have never seen anyone do. You’ve heard the story. The storm hit and the disciples’ boat began to sink. They’d tried everything they knew to stay afloat, but the elements overpowered them. They had only one hope—their Lord. In their utter despair and helplessness, they finally called to him. In their darkest hour, they called to Jesus. And he came. Over the water, just in time.”

The reverend glanced toward some point near the front of the room. Liesl couldn’t tell which. She watched the others. Evgeny’s face was impassive, Jordan’s also unreadable. But it was Cass who visibly locked on every word.

“Sometimes our struggles must take us into the darkest, grimmest hours,” Rev. Scovall continued, “to humble us, to teach us. To make us trust. Then God does what no one else can do. Through the drowning storm of that fourth watch, he comes to save us.”

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