The Gate of Heaven (2012)
“Ever since he had seen the vision of the great stairway reaching up into heaven, he had marched hard across the arid lands. Water holes had been scarce, and at times his tongue had grown as dry as the sand and stones under his feet. His sandals had worn out, and he had cut pieces of leather off his pack in order to fashion new ones. Walking barefoot across the burning sand and rocks was intolerable.
As he approached the crest of the rise before him, he had little hope of seeing anything oth...er than more desert. He had come over many such rises, and every time he had been greeted not with the sight of human habitation but only with more low, barren hills stretching endlessly over the horizon. With tongue swollen, feet torn and bleeding, and stomach shrunken from lack of food, his thoughts went back to Bethel, where he had met God face-to-face. Despite the discomforts his body suffered now, the memories he had of his past life were even harsher. Even with the glory of the vision still fresh in his mind, he could not help thinking what a wreck he had made of his life.MoreLess
As he approached the crest of the rise before him, he had little hope of seeing anything oth...er than more desert. He had come over many such rises, and every time he had been greeted not with the sight of human habitation but only with more low, barren hills stretching endlessly over the horizon. With tongue swollen, feet torn and bleeding, and stomach shrunken from lack of food, his thoughts went back to Bethel, where he had met God face-to-face. Despite the discomforts his body suffered now, the memories he had of his past life were even harsher. Even with the glory of the vision still fresh in his mind, he could not help thinking what a wreck he had made of his life.MoreLess
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