On Redemption Nate Smith

"How should a story end? Is it finally getting answers to all of the burning questions? Is it the completion of one mission and the start of the next? Is it the destruction of the bad guys and the good guys gaining back what was once theirs?"

"I just keep seeing the joy of the Lord all over you. It is like gold shining over your face. Your presence changes the atmosphere because of Christ in you,” the male voice stated. My eyes opened to smile at the young man giving me the prophetic word. Without permission, I pulled him in for a hug and we went back to our dancing."

"A single conversation can change the trajectory of your life. These unplanned conversations spark a light inside to take larger risks than normally taken. I, for one, did not expect this kind of conversation late last summer."

"Jesus reminded me to keep waiting, for the time to meet her would come.

And so, I kept waiting."

"The man placed his shoes on the ground next to him and stood up. In amazement, all of us cried with joy about what Jesus had done. A simple act of obedience changed this man forever."

"The conversation felt like fresh rain in the summer heat, reviving all of the vegetation man thought had died. I could not ask for more in a friend than her."