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The darkness in the cell started to glow slightly. Like a warm wave it washed over Roric repeatedly as he slept, and it kept at bay the dark memories and insecurities that wanted to intrude into his sleeping mind all through the night.
“Roric.”
“Yes, mother?”
“Time for your study of the Holy Words.”
“Mother, can’t we do that later?”
“Roric, you will find out that in life you can’t always put things off to a later time and have everything still work out right.”
“Then maybe we can skip study time for a third time and that will be once and for all! Ouch! Alright, I’m ready!”
“Sit down over there, Roric. As I’ve told you before, we only have remnants of the Book that the Creator wrote, but those remnants that we do still have can help us to live a righteous and pleasing life. A life that honors our Creator and that serves His purposes.”
“It always seems like we have to do everything for the Creator. What does He do for us?”
“He did everything for us, Roric. When Adam and Eve sinned in the beginning, on the first world, He could have washed His hands of us and we would have all been doomed to everlasting death. But He didn’t leave it like that. He gave us His Holy Word and even sent His Son to die for us that we might have life forevermore, if we believe.”
“I don’t understand that part.”
“You have to take it by faith, Roric. Until you actually believe in the Son of God and what He did for us, you aren’t saved.”
“Well, I guess He’ll just have to make Himself real to me, for me to believe.”
“Oh, He will Roric. In His good time He will make Himself real to you in a powerful way. He will use you greatly in some great endeavor to the benefit of His everlasting kingdom.”
“How do you know He’ll do that?”
“I have faith that He will, even as I ask Him for it every day in my prayers, Roric. The Creator has done everything for us and not the other way around. Simply trust Him and have faith, and in the passage of time all will be made right, you’ll see.”
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