Moonlight Path
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Previously in Chapter 4:
"How? It's not 'How?'… we just felt Him and we believe," he answered my question leaning down to whisper in my ear.
Chapter 5:
I just stared at Alex, confused, shocked or whatever else I was feeling.
He held out his hand, waiting for me to come out of the shadows and into a new world of happiness…at least that's what it felt like he was implying.
I hesitated reaching out to grab but then slid my hand back down and then whispered, "No one can forget that easily or change their beliefs in an instant a hand is held out from a light of illusions."
He looked at me as if he understood and then started paying attention to the song again.
The song went like:
I was sure by now, God, You would have reached down
And wiped our tears away
Stepped in and save the day
But once again, I say "Amen"
But it's still raining
As the thunder rolls
I barely hear you whisper through the rain
"I'm with you"
And as your mercy falls
I raise my hands and praise
The God who gives and takes away
I'll praise you in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
And every tear I've cried
You hold in your hands
You never left my side
Though my heart was torn
I will praise You in this storm
I remember when I stumbled in the wind
You heard my crying and raised me up again
My strength is almost gone
How can I carry on if I can't find you?
and as the thunder
rolls
I barely hear You whisper through the rain
"I'm
with you"
and as Your mercy falls
I raise my hands and
praise
the God who gives and takes away
I'll praise you in this storm
And I will lift my hands
For You are who You are
No matter where I am
And every tear I've cried
You hold in your hands
You never left my side
Though my heart was torn
I will praise You in this storm
I lift my eyes unto the hills
where does my help
come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and
earth
I lift my eyes onto the hills
where does my help come
from?
My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth
Tears rolled down my face as I actually listened to the song, the words.
The service ended with a prayer and every head was down except for mine.
I looked around all the pews wondering why these people would pray to a God they didn't even know existed…
What did Alex mean by he felt God? How can you feel God, a presence we can not see? I thought staring at the praying Alex.
This man was so interesting, so different than the other people I met in the past when my parents forced me to go to church.
I know Christians aren't perfect just by through parents, constantly complaining and arguing… which led to divorce and my mom getting remarried 7 times.
When they told me that they were getting a divorce, I decided that Christianity was just a lie, told to give a light of illusion to people stupid enough to believe.
But was I right about this? I thought, looking at Alex, confused why this man changed almost my entire look at Christianity being a false religion, a false light.
The prayer was finished and Alex was getting up about to leave when he noticed me just sitting there as if I needed to be dismissed.
"Monica? Are you thinking about something?" Alex asked curious of what I was thinking about.
"Alex, what exactly is Christianity?" I asked him, looking at him serious, as he smiled and said we'd talk about it over a cup of coffee…
a/n: the song is I'll Praise You in this Storm by Casting Crowns! Just so you know!
