The tunnel thru the air : $b or, Looking back from 1940Gann, William D. (William Delbert)
Religion
The tunnel thru the air : $b or, Looking back from 1940
Gann, William D. (William Delbert)
Imaginary wars and battles -- Fiction; Science fiction
It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his
troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and
poureth them out upon the face of the earth; the Lord is his name.
Habakkuk 3:2:
O Lord, I have heard thy speech, and was afraid; O Lord, revive thy
work in the midst of the years, in the midst of the years make known;
in wrath remember mercy.
St. Matthew 24:29 and 30:
Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be
darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall
fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.
And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man, in heaven: and then
shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of
man coming in the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.
Robert knew that the Bible was replete with references that the
heavens ruled. He had read where it said: "Discern the end from the
beginning"; where Jesus said: "I will judge you in the place of your
nativity." He hastened to the office of Professor O.B. Joyful in the
hope that the great science of Astrology would throw some light upon
the disappearance of Marie. The secretary told him that the Professor
was very busy and as Robert had no appointment, he would have to wait
awhile. Glancing around the walls of the office he saw some beautiful
cards of poems hanging on the walls. One was entitled, "The power of
Love." This attracted Robert's attention:
Sunbeams after showers are brightest,
Seeking sorrow is a sin;
Woman's heart is ever lightest
When love, the jewel, dwells within.
Robert thought that this was a wonderful poem and he knew that it
applied to man as well as woman, because his heart was ever light
when love dwelled within; knew that it was Marie's beautiful eyes and
the hope of seeing them again, which was guiding him now across the
troubled sea of time. He anxiously awaited the time when he could tell
his troubles to Professor Joyful, hoping that they would soon be turned
into joy. He read another poem on the wall:
Love is a gift to be used every day,
Not to be smothered and hidden away,
Love is not a thing to be stored in the chest
Where you gather your keepsakes,
And treasure your best.
Love is a gift you should use every day.
--Norah Perkins.
Robert knew that he was using love every day and it seemed that the
Professor had prepared his office to receive those in love. Another
poem read:
We starve each other for love's caress;
We take, but we do not give;
We know it is easy some soul to bless,
But we dole out affection, giving less and less,
Until the world becomes bitter and hard.
Robert felt that he had not been stingy with his love for Marie and
that he had showered his affection upon her. The Bible said that love
begetteth love and he knew if he received as he gave, his reward would
be the return of Marie and her love.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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