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Oct. 15, 2008 Jacob Ellis was in a bad spot. He had a big problem on his mind, a problem that seemed far bigger than he. He got to thinking that maybe God could help with the problem. Another problem above that problem was that he didn’t even know if there was a God, and if there was a God whether of not it was a personal God. Another bad part was the question of whether or not, if there was a God, and it was a personal God so-called, that that God would intervene. So it was because of his original problem and his God problems, especially that last one, that Jacob Ellis approached the welder. The welder was sitting down. The welder was a quiet person, but if asked questions he would reply. You couldn’t get the welder to say what you wanted. The welder would only say what he wanted, which was the truth, or at least the truth as the welder saw it. The welder knew that, Jacob knew that, and at the same time the welder was the closest thing to an oracle that Jacob knew of. The welder was dirty from working.. Jacob had a cast eye, and tended to look beyond people when they were talking. The welder had called him on this before and the nervous movements of his feet. The welder had sarcastically and cuttingly asked Jacob what the problem was and did he have somewhere he’d rather be. Now the welder stared, and it seemed as if he never blinked. “ What if I die, say,” began Jacob, “what will happen then, because I have things to do?” “ Somebody else will do them. That is all that will happen,” responded the welder, and the cold simple fact of that both satisfied and cut Jacob. “ What about this then. If I ask God to help with something, will God help?” “ No.” “ What do you mean? This is serious. If I pray and pray and pray, and this is very important, can’t God sometimes help, in some way?” “No.” “ Are you absolutely certain? This is something that is important,” pleaded Ellis, and with that the welder looked down for a bit and was in silence. Then the welder looked up. “ Sometimes, and only sometimes, if you are lucky, and he feels like it, he might. He might sometimes throw you a bone,” and the welder’s energy changed and that was it, the conversation was over. Jacob said thanks and asked if the welder wanted something or other, to which the welder responded in the negative, as he usually did when asked if he wanted something. Jacob walked out into the overcast air, and beyond the docks and a few gulls there were boats coming and going. A storm was brewing, but there was a bit of light from beyond, which was north, coming through the clouds. ------------ Email Brian Barbeito: Brian1750@Hotmail.com Comment on this article here! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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