Saturday, 5 October 2019

And the Lion, Roared.


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!"

11 comments:

  1. Wow! Beautiful. Love it!

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  2. Just amazing ❤️. I was able to picture the whole scene in my mind.

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  3. Very descriptive...good read Suzy!

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  4. Beautiful write up Susy ma'am. Refreshing read.

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  5. Very descriptive and well written Suzy...almost feels like we too were present...Ajitha

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  6. Good Read!..a creative and a unique way to share the gospel

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  7. Very well elucidated.

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