Abstain from all appearance of evil. (5:22)
Maybe it's not wrong; it just looks that way! Carmen's anxious words played through Javier's head for the hundredth time as he tossed and turned in bed. He massaged his forehead and sat up, giving up on the idea of going to sleep. He threw the blankets off and stood up beside the bed, grabbing his Bible off of the nightstand. He made his way into the dining room, flipped on the light over the table, and sat down.
He flipped his Bible open and began to read at random. He was so tired though that the words and verses blurred into each other. Until he came to one verse in particular.
Abstain from all appearance of evil.
The verse jumped vividly off of the page. It was a blunt answer to Carmen's one hope, and admittedly Javier's as well. But something told him that it was really just a confirmation of the answer that he already knew he would give to Mr. Tyson. He would "abstain from all appearance of evil" even if it meant that he would lose his job, because in the end, no matter what, that would be better for him and for his family.
And then, with his decision consciously made, he could finally go to sleep and be at peace about it all.
The last chapter of an eleven-chapter endeavor centered around eleven verses in 1 Thessalonians. Reviews make my day; thanks!:)