as he quivered, I handed it to the police and
disappeared.
"To accept death at such a time, in order
that the Will of God may be fulfilled, merits
for us a reward similar to that of the
martyrs, because they accepted death to
please God."
The Voice of the Saints, The Meaning of
Suffering, Page 122, No. 2, (Christianity,
Catholic, Words of St. Alphonsus Liguori)
Alit beyond the threshold of time, my
soul flew fast along a roadway as hundreds
of singular red roses began emerging from
the ground; not on bushes, but each alone
atop a single stem. An angel came gracefully
carrying within her hand a single white rose,
as the hundreds of red roses continued to
emerge around her. Handing me the white
rose, she asked me to give it to my husband,
Andy. "The white is a constant symbol of the
presence of God, and within each petal of
every rose lies the secrets of all existence."
Conveying that it was a medal of honor for
his work in restoring that which had been
lost, the angel acknowledged his courage in
the face of much darkness to strive to save
souls who would otherwise be lost to the