“Well, you introduced me to Jesus. I remember you taking me by the hand and leading me to Jesus hanging on that huge crucifix in the church,” Anne said, staring into open space as if reimaging the scene. “You started praying for me. For Jesus to come into to my life, to heal my hurt. I listened, and figured to myself, hey if this Jesus man can take away my pain, my loneliness, why not let him come into my life?” Anne gazed directly into Sophia’s watchful eyes. “Then the strangest thing happened. A warmness engulfed me. The feeling I use to have when my mother would cradle me or when my father would kiss me on the cheek goodnight. I felt safe.” She took a moment to collect her thoughts. “I felt secure and no longer alone.”
“Of course you didn’t feel alone silly. You had me!” Sophia replied.
Anne gently slapped the side of Sophia’s leg as she chuckled. “You know what I mean Sophia.”
extract from "The Angelic Gene", a novel in the Elijah Hael series.
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