Character: Hadassah

All in God's hands, Atret. He will provide.
- You will die.
- "Though He slay me; yet will I hope", she said. And smiled Atrato. - What is done is to do His will and for His glory. I'm not scared.

- You did something stupid, Hadassah. You have to do everything in order to save his life. - Similarly, did Atret and countless other people before him.
- For what I can never lose, I'm breaking up with the fact that will still not be able to keep.

Cheeks girl's tears flowed, but her eyes shone.
And at this point, Atret happened to me most striking, the most amazing. At the very moment when I declared Jesus Christ, the fear left me. Its severity was sleeping, as if it never happened.
- Did you never told about Jesus?
It was, but it was among the believers, among those who loves me. There I have not exposed themselves to any danger, spoke from the heart. But in the moment before Julia, before the other, I fully obeyed God's will. He is God, and none else. And tell them the truth I could not.
And now you'll die for it, gloomily said Atret.
- If we have something to die, Atret, then we have and makes life worth living...

Hadassah touched him, diverting him from his painful thoughts.
- Don't hate Julia for what she had done, Atret. She got lost in their ways.

- Vespasian - God, - said Julia. - Give it to God!
Hadassah stood silent.
- Well, what did I tell you? said quietly Vitellius Julia.
- She was going to say. I make her say it, Julia came to Hadassah and hit her. Talk. Tell me or you die!
- Believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God!
- A Christian! - someone whispered.

Him a sad little smile, he touched his other hand to her cheek.
If not for Julia, I would have given you your freedom.
Hadassah gently squeezed his hand.
- I am free, my Lord, - she whispered. And you too can be free. - She slowly got up and left the room, quietly closing the door behind him.

... He smiled sadly and patted her hand.
- And not me, and not Jacob, and Mary Magdalene, Jesus gave the opportunity to see Themselves after the resurrection.
Tears Hadassah for a moment saw nothing.
- How can I have the same strength as you?
John gently smiled at her.
- You have as much power as God has given you, and these forces will be enough to make you fulfilled His will. You only believe in Him.

- Can I go, my Lord? - she said softly, as a maid.
- Yes, - quietly he said, watching her eyes. When she opened the door, he called out to her.
- Hadassah, ' said mark, feeling like love is tearing him up inside. The only way to master it, in his view, was to undermine this obstinate in her faith. But does not shake while he and her? And that this God ever done for you?
Pretty girl with long stood in the doorway with my back to him and was silent.
- All, - finally she said quietly and left quietly closing the door behind him.

- God spoke to Elijah in a low whisper, mark. It was a calm and quiet voice. It was a still small voice...
Mark suddenly felt a strange trembling inside. As if trying to get rid of him, he smiled wryly.
- Wind?
"Yes," she said quietly.

God inflicts wounds that can heal.

- Unless your God is against love?
- God is love - quietly said Hadassah.

- I have to go, my Lord. Please...
- Where to go?
- To himself.
- I'll go with you.
She looked at him, clutching his hand to his tunic.
- I have no choice?
Mark knew what she would say if he would give her the choice. Speaking against all human instincts, her cursed God requires from his followers purity.
- What if I say no?
- I beg you not to rape me.
- Rape you? is the word and slashed him. - You belong to my family. Is it violence if something that belongs to me, I take what I want? And, in my opinion, I give you respect, even when...
Then he stopped listening to himself. For the first time, mark felt an unspeakable sense of shame. He stared at her, because for a moment saw himself as she must see him, and shuddered. He called her something. Something! Had he just thought about her? How about things that can enjoy, not caring about her feelings?

- I'm a slave.
- Can I not be reminded. I know who you are and what you are.
She closed her eyes. No, he doesn't know. In fact, he absolutely did not know about it. Anything very important.

... She recovered quickly and obediently lowered his head.
- Forgive me, my Lord.
His palm was burning from the slap, but it was nothing compared to how burned his conscience.