Ch. 8 - By a Thread

 

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 Wednesday - 25th Quarantine Day

In the Square...

— Good evening!

— Good evening!  Priest, where are you going?  Trade has already closed.

— Tomé, I'm going to the mayor's house.  Something tells me something is wrong.

— Wrong?  I'll go with you.  — The two hurry up and arrive on time.

— No, Elijah!  — Tomé breaks down the door.

At the Mayor's House...

— Michael, Tomé. How?

— Your time has not yet come.  You still have a lot to do.

— Priest, I'm being accused of corruption.

— Can you prove that it has nothing to do with it?

— I even had. But now has a lot of money deposited in my account.

— Can I see?

— Of course! — Tomé examines the mayor's cell phone.

— Do you know Jeremias Modesto?

— Yes. He is a pastor of the church in the capital.

— He made the deposit.  Call him — Elijah calls and Jeremias apologizes for sending the amount to the wrong account.

— He was going to send it to Elijah, owner of Tv Chanel Sentrália, and he got confused.

Monday - 29th Quarantine Day

 The Night at Moses Live...

— Good evening!  Today Live is with me.  Why? Because I wrote a new song and I will explain each part to you.  To start, let's sing a song*:

— Whoever liked the music sends a heart.  Let's go to music.  I was inspired by the story of Moses.  Who climbs Mount Sinai and talks to God.  How do we climb our mountains complaining about the stones we find or confident that we will find God to talk to on top of the mountain?

In this song I tried to bring out the importance of a prayer life and how much it can change us.

— Please read Exodus chapter 19 verses 18 through 21 with me.** — He reads the passage. — Brothers, here is the chapter that inspired me.  Are we ready to listen to God?  Are we ready to climb a mountain to meet him?  Yes No Maybe.  In fact, without God, without prayer and without trusting Him more than in ourselves, we will not be prepared.  Well then, let us take advantage of these days to prepare ourselves, because each day we are closer to our death.  Let us be vigilant and prepared, for death will come suddenly.

The next day...

In the Church of Our Lady of the Apocalypse

— Good Morning!  Michael, how are you?

— Elijah, I'm fine and you?

— Much better.  Today I managed to prove the accusations about me and I am acquitted.

— Thank God!

— Good Morning!  Priest.  Mister Mayor.

— Good Morning!  Frank, what do you want?

— Priest, I came to ask what mass I will serve. Because the church is going to reopen.

— The bishop has not yet authorized the presence of altar boys.

— I didn't agree!  I can ask a question?

— Of course!

— What book do I read in order to be a good boy? — Michael looks at Elijah and Elijah responds.

— It starts with Jame's letters.

— After reading, come back here to talk.

— Yes, Priest.  Excuse.  Mister Mayor. — The boy left.

— I think you won a new student.

— Be sure about it.

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* Victory is Yours by Brian Johson / Bethel Church.  Available at: < https://youtu.be/pilPbu8VBOU>. Accessed March 20, 2021.

**Exodus 19, 18-21. Excerpt from the Bible copied from: < 

> .  Accessed March 20, 2021.

" And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly. And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. And the LORD came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount: and the LORD called Moses up to the  of the mount; and Moses went up. And the LORD said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the LORD to gaze, and many of them perish."

 Fanfic written by Lih.