The Path to Redemption
By
Nathan Tasker
Long ago, there was a land that
was dark and dreary. There was no
beauty, no flowers; no sunrise to color the sky. Everything was bleak and dull. The country was called Fallen. In this country,
there lived a man name Lost. Lost was no different from any of his fellow
townsmen; he would walk the streets, going about his business, occasionally
stumbling for lack of light to guide his way.
So it went for all the people of Fallen.
But one day, as Lost was meandering the streets of Fallen with his
friend False-Wisdom, something unique
happened. Unexpectedly, they ran into
(quite literally) a stranger, whose name happened to be Messenger.
“Good day!” said Messenger enthusiastically. Lost and False-Wisdom weakly returned the
greeting.
“Haven’t you heard the
news?” The stranger asked.
“What news?”
“Why, the King has invited all
the people to His palace Redemption,
of course! How could you not have
heard?”
“The King?” retorted
False-Wisdom quickly. “Why would anyone
believe such tall tales? Everyone knows
the only ruler here is the prince of this world, Deceiver.”
Lost, however, remained
silent. He had heard stories such as
this before, but this time, he felt something deep in his heart, causing him to
listen.
“Well, Lost?” False-Wisdom
inquired. “Haven’t you heard enough of
this crazy talk?”
Lost, ignoring False-Wisdom,
asked of Messenger, “Where is this palace that you mentioned? I reckon I might try to find this place. I’m getting quite tired of hearing rumors
that I don’t know are true. I want to
find out for myself!”
“It’s nearer than you may
think,” replied Messenger. It’s only
just across the sea. I’d take you there
myself, but I have to someone I’m supposed to meet. If you find a way to get across the sea,
though, you’ll be right there. Good luck
to you!”
With this, Messenger bid them
farewell and was off. Lost at once set
out, much to the dismay of his friend False-Wisdom, to seek out the truth in
the stories that had been going around.