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He bowed His head. Hebrews tells us where He sat. The sharp smell of sour wine rose from a jar beside the cross. A sponge was soaked, placed on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted to Jesus’ lips. He had asked for a drink. After receiving it, He spoke: “It is finished.” Then He bowed…
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Same face. Three swords. The introductions took a little longer. “Didn’t I just let you in?” The young woman at the gate looked past the keeper’s shoulder. “That was my sister.” “Then didn’t I just let your sister in?” “That was my other sister.” The keeper looked down at his register. He had written one…
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The paper kept its wrinkles. The debt lost its weight. The red stamp was too large for the space marked Balance. Mrs. Finch held it above the promissory note, considering the available room. Across the desk, Mr. Vale watched her hand. “Will it fit?” “Somewhere.” “I’d prefer it on my paper.” “That is the usual…
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She paused for fresh air. He checked it for biscuits. On Nora’s walks, a sniff was supposed to take three seconds. Pip had never agreed to this. He was still considering the first lamppost when she counted to four. “That’s extra.” His nose moved an inch to the left. “You can’t start again on the…
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The boat was filling. The Son was sleeping. Water broke over the side before the boat had recovered from the last wave. The hull lurched beneath the disciples, and cold spray struck their faces. At the stern, Jesus slept on a cushion. They woke Him with a question that had become more urgent than the…
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A calmer heart tastes sweeter. The monkey had been meditating for eleven minutes when the pear arrived. This was unfortunate. Eleven minutes was a personal record. He sat chest-deep in the mountain spring, eyes closed, hands resting neatly on the warm stone beneath the water. Steam curled around his white fur, while snow clung to…
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Eight walkers, one winding line, and several opinions about lunch. Lunch had been delayed by a shoe. The shoe belonged to Max, who stood at the end of the family holding Grandpa’s hand and examining his loose lace. “It keeps coming undone.” “That’s because you’ve tied it into a wish,” Grandpa said. He set down…
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Five flowing manes, and room enough for every stride. Pffft. The palomino spat out a mouthful of mane. The other four horses were looking toward the horizon, which was where she would have looked too, given access to her face. “Ready?” asked the black horse. “Nearly.” She shook her head. The wind put everything back.…
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Some advice sounds very wise until you see who is giving it. The left scarecrow lowered his voice. Every crow on the fence leaned closer. “We have a security problem.” The right scarecrow looked at the fence. A black beak disappeared briefly beneath a wing. “Yes,” he said. “I can see it.” “We need expert…
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The unseen Father has made Himself known. “Try it by the window.” The young seamstress looked down at the cloth she had labelled grey. Her older colleague moved a pair of scissors aside and waited while she carried it across the workroom. The fabric whispered against her apron. Near the open window, the air smelled…
