Maria stared at Elon, as it dawned on her the wisdom of his confusing charade of jovialness today.
"You are very wise and thoughtful. I was wrong to complain against you in my mind all day like I have." Maria said offering up a rare apology.
Elon nodded with a grimace, "Apology accepted, but please don't do that again!"
Maria stared at him shocked, "You felt my thoughts against you all evening?"
"Very clearly." He responded with tiredly.
He looked tired. It had taken a lot out of him to hold back from warning his friends. He was watching her and Maria knew he had read her thoughts again. How long had he been doing that?
He spoke softly into the stillness of the room, "I feel like the friend who didn't warn his friend about the snake coiled up in the path ahead of him."
Maria grimaced at the grim analogy and then something prompted her to say, "I'm sure you'll cut the snake's head off in time to save your friends life."
He gave her such an open look of pure gratitude that she found herself stuttering out in question in response to it, "What?"
He spoke slowly, "It's nice to feel for the first time what it feels like to be a man, whose woman has confidence in him to slay monsters. Thank you for the confidence that you've placed in me. You've actually made me feel stronger than I was before, how fascinating is that! God sure does work in mysterious ways. You are a mystery Maria and I look forward to discovering all there is to know about you."
Blushing Maria glanced away and then back. In an effort to change the conversation she asked, "Shouldn't we get some sleep?"
Elon shook his head, "Now is not the time to sleep. Now is the time to prepare for war and we do that by praying."
"What do I pray?" Maria asked feeling helpless in regards to the coming spiritual struggle that Elon talked of.
"Don't worry about what to pray Maria. Just focus on talking to God. Talk about anything you want to. Just relax and be personable, but above all be genuine. Don't forget to listen and see whether or not God may be saying something back to you. This time we spend in prayer is very important, because it brings you nearer in relationship with God. Even Jesus when He walked on Earth was constantly in prayer to the Father so by His example we should pray and do likewise when faced with any challenge."
Without any further ado Elon's head dipped forward and even though he was silent Maria knew he was in deep conversation with his Creator. Maria looked around and found her own chair and sat down. For a moment her mind was blank. She didn't know what to say.