A Warrior's Redemption (The Warrior Kind)

Unseen, I thought to myself remembering the things that had been happening lately that testified to a much greater influence than mere coincidence. There was no doubting the unseen Divine presence, which had stifled the tiger's roar or given me utterance in an unknown tongue that had brought peace into my soul.

There was also a darker unknown force at work. I remembered the man from the arena dungeon and the hooded figure, who had been torturing Treorna.

Seeming to read my mind she said, "There is much that takes place in the world around us that we are not aware of Roric. We call it the spirit world and it contains both good and evil. I know that you have seen what evil can do. Be wary of something in concern to evil Roric. Evil can take many forms and on the surface appear not to be evil at all. But even as dark as things can appear in this life, it is important to see the whole picture and know the full power of the Author of all life. The Creator can do anything, and is involved down to the minutest detail in everything around us. Evil does not triumph over the good things of the Creator's creation."

"Are there good things that are not of the Creator?" I asked.

Shaking her head no she said, "Even though it may appear that there are we know that there are not, because of what one of the Holy Scripture verses that we still have says. It basically says that every good thing is of God. And the way to tell whether something is good is whether it confesses that Jesus is the Son of the Creator and that the Son has come in the flesh and is He who was slain, and is now the redeemer of all mankind. A simpler way of putting it that is illustrated in the Holy Scriptures is an allegory concerning two different fruit trees. One tree bears good fruit the other bears bad fruit. You can discern whether or not something is good or evil in life, by the fruit it bears, whether it be good or bad fruit. The condition of the fruit alerts you to the author of the situation."

Soaking her words in as if it had been my own mother's sound wisdom I sat for awhile longer enjoying the peace of the garden and her presence.

"I have much to learn, but I understand more than I did before. I thank you." I said smiling fondly at her.

"Roric, if you have gained spiritual insight through any words of mine don't thank me, but rather the Spirit of the Creator that works through me to accomplish something greater than I could ever do on my own. Come, let's go into the house and I'll help Dorie finish putting together your provisions for the journey and then we'll say goodbye."