CARL and June were all ears, and neither of them had any questions. They just wanted to hear more.
And Marcuz López had more.
“Now let me break it down with reasoning. Here is it: Satan has just three goals in this world. To steal, to kill, and to destroy.
“He gets these three things done by lies. That is why he is the father of all liars.
“You see, his children share the same goals.
“If Cannon robbed Mrs. Martinez of her genius, what will they do with it? What have they done with it?
“None of the lecturers could complete any of her abandoned work, so they’ve got nothing to gain.
“But still, they stole because they are their father’s children.
“Their purpose was to rob her. And then, murder her genius. And then destroy her!”
His listeners sighed right then.
“Now, Jesus says He is the Shepherd. So no one get to the flock without going through Him. Because He’s at the door keeping watch over us.”
“But we are Christians,” answered Carl. “We all go to church, you know.”
Marcuz responded. “Mr. Martinez, you see, being a Christian is not the same as being Christ’s sheep.
“That is why the Lord says His sheep knows His voice.
“There are many folks who say they belong to His fold. But those who are really His know His voice.”
June breathed a small sigh.
Then she mused aloud. “If I knew His voice, too, maybe I would have heard Him stop me from choosing Cannon!”
Marcuz looked at her and said this.
“Or maybe you’d have gone there still. And then, come out unharmed like Fidelis Lourdes.”
Peter pondered on those words for a bit of time. His heart was yielding.
But then, in the next moment, he waved the words and just spoke his heart.
“But the deed is done already! We don’t need to be His sheep anymore! What can be worse than what has happened?”
“So much, sir,” countered Marcuz. “So much can be worse!
“You will lose the suit like you’re already doing. Then Cannon will sue Mr. and Mrs. Martinez.
“And at almost the same time, they will sue Pendulum.
“They don’t intend to win the case. They will just ensure you’re troubled enough for others to learn from you.
“They will make a scape goat of you.”
Peter laid back and swallowed.
Marcuz faced the woman.
“Now on a personal note, when you lose the suit, the little recovery you’ve made so far will go down the drain.
“So, you will crash again. This time it will be real hopelessness!”
The three seated people heaved a deep sigh. They had never thought beyond the court case.
Still here were the words, bringing them to face the life beyond lawsuits.
The ifs and what-ifs of psychomicide fights.
What if they lost? And if they did lose, what would they do?
Carl voiced that question.
“What do we do now?” he sighed.
Marcuz was ready. So he answered him.
“You should become Christ’s sheep who rely completely on the Shepherd. Then you can have the Shepherd fight the wolves for you!”
Those words, they were like the daylight dawning on the Martinez. The couple was exhausted already, as it was.
Carl wished he could go back to their lives before pyschomicide.
And June wished she could fast-forward time and see the end of everything in a day. Find her healing, and find justice.
Still while the couple wished for both the future and the past, here was the present that they dreaded, being presented to them in a brand new form…
One that they had never seen before.
Here was the Now handed to Carl and June Martinez… having both bliss for yesterday and a hope for the future.
Carl was wise, and June was smart. Then all there was to know about knowledge, they knew it all.
But then again, they had the thirst and hunger for a tutor in their times of doubt. And a fighter in times of trouble.
They were two already. But they wanted a new company. As their desert dunes got hotter, they wanted a better shade.
So when Marcuz spoke the words, they knew the weight of it. For those words were not new to them.
They’d heard it from several people as they grew. And they’d heard things like it in church every now and then.
But this day, those words came with all their sense and meaning. They came as light beams dawning on them.
Therefore the couple felt broken, and decided to yield their sword and armor.
They wanted to let go of them all, and answer to the gentle call knocking at the door.
So the words dropped like a rehearsed one.
“Please pray for us,” the Martinez chorused.
At that moment, Peter realized he was the odd one… as he was the only one quiet. So he decided to do the same thing.
“...For us!” he joined the couple at the end.
Marcuz López led his listeners in a repentant prayer. As Carl and June bowed their heads and heart to God.
June scrolled through her life in her mind, and cried. She wondered why she never knew, never heard this much.
She wondered why nobody ever got to tell her this. So she shed a tear that she didn’t know.
Peter Pedro turned to observe her when he saw her crying.
For Peter didn’t follow the prayers, nor did he close his eyes. He was busy wondering how their hostage could take them hostage.
Carl and June finished the session feeling different. They thought they’d suddenly become more thoughtful and responsible.
That they’d grown a lot deeper in their frame of thought.
But they were reborn as a new kind of being. They’d become brand new…
Spirit, soul, and everything.
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