And the Lion, Roared.
The little spider had managed to crawl in undetected along with
the humans. She ignored their tears and wails, hoping they would be done soon
and leave the cave. The sun would set shortly, and they hurried to; not before
laying their comrade gently out on the table slab, always furtively watching
out for interference from outside, it seemed. They did however wrap the still
figure; first with a straight cloth, then with hasty strips to hold them in
place. They’d be back; she heard them reassure each other tearfully, with much spices
for embalmment and with better cloth. Not all of them seemed as determined as
the women though.
The cave was silent and dark now, with the mouth closed as a
boulder was rumbled into place. The spider had work to do, as she contemplated
on how to position her web. She chose the crack between the boulder and the
cave mouth where a sliver of twilight sneaked in. Perfect. Dinner would follow
soon.
Web done, pitch darkness did not bother the little spider as
she furtively scurried over to the slab. Something inexplicably drew her over.
Clambering up the side, she hesitated at the edge, a leg stretched out to
furtively touch the cloth. What was so familiar about this? She moved slowly up
and over the figure, measuring the length of the still form. If she could have
seen colours she would notice that the white linen cloth was stained from the
inside, out; but she did notice a sharp smell from a portion of the cloth. She
hated vinegar. At the back of her mind, the still form reminded her of a lamb.
A dead lamb. Why, she wondered.
It was long after the next sunset. Life was perfect.
She was snacking happily on a fat bug that had wandered in during
the afternoon and was now nicely tied up in her silken wrapping. A tremor in
the air shook the delicate strings on her web, making her miss a chew. Dinner
forgotten, she sped over to the slab. All instinct drew her here. She now paused, perched atop the cloth wrapped
form, wondering what next. The room crackled with energy and power.
That was when she felt a searing heat burn out through the
linen. Leaping into the air, she just missed being fried by shooting streaks of
hot light. Blinding brightness followed her closely. Her tiny legs pushed her as fast as they could
as she scrambled for the safety of the crack and beyond. The flash of radiance spilled
out through the gaps between the large boulder and the lip of the cave before it
was gone. Two dozing men leaning against the boulder continued their slumber
oblivious to the momentous event unfolding behind them.
Gathering her wits, she sneaked back into the cave. It was crowded
with glowing beings bearing large wings; they stooped to fit their tall form in
the short roofed cave. Their excited concentration was solely on the figure yet
lying so still on the cold stone slab. But the air was warm in this cold tomb.
Pin drop silence.
The little spider hoped they would not hear the whisper of
her feet as she scrambled back to the safety of her web. She couldn’t help
herself, something momentous was happening, and it drew every particle of her
being to this moment, to this place.
As the audience held their breath, a shuddering gasp came
from the linen. With a shout of exclamation the winged beings hurried to remove
the strips, peeling back the cloth with hurried, trembling fingers to reveal a once
bruised and bloody figure that now sat up, blinking in the beings’ eerie glow.
The winged beings fell to their knees, then prostrated before him as the human
swung his legs over the slab. He hesitated a moment, then stood up.
A lion’s deep roar shook the earth, throwing the boulder off and
ripping up the spider's web. Outside, the two men ran away in terror, while inside, heaven’s
jubilant cry echoed in praise from angelic choirs!
"Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and praise!"
"Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and praise!"
Very good.
ReplyDeleteWow! Beautiful. Love it!
ReplyDeleteJust amazing ❤️. I was able to picture the whole scene in my mind.
ReplyDeleteVery descriptive...good read Suzy!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful write up Susy ma'am. Refreshing read.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Amen.
ReplyDeleteWonderfully written..
ReplyDeleteVery descriptive and well written Suzy...almost feels like we too were present...Ajitha
ReplyDeleteNicely written 😊
ReplyDeleteGood Read!..a creative and a unique way to share the gospel
ReplyDeleteVery well elucidated.
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