Snippets From The Good Book

Caught!

She couldn't lift her eyes during the humiliation. No man was yanked from his bed to join her. Only she was pushed, pulled, carried, forced into the light of day with the secrets of the night. With eyes cast down, she saw his finger boldly etching the dirt, heard his words, "Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." She heard the heavy thud of stones in the dirt, then words of understanding and forgiveness poured into her heart. "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you? Neither do I condemn you. Go your way, and from now on do not sin again."

Odds

He fingered the coin as he walked. What are the chances that he would catch the one fish in the sea that carried a coin in its mouth, a coin valuable enough to pay taxes for his master and himself?

Quiet Surrender

She gazed into his eyes watching the stories flicker across his face, memorizing every move of his hands, every shadow, every glimmer. Her heart overflowed with adoration. He could never be hers alone, but she treasured his love more than life itself. She contented herself in total surrender to him, even if that just meant sitting quietly at his feet.