Pivot of the Sky

Joseph was puzzled by this question, which appeared to be much more than a suspicion of insult, and Maria answered with some excitement: "Although the elders called us Samaritan and usually looked down on us, we also believed in God, and my brother had always been a devout believer in Arrocho! ”

Joseph exhaled a long breath: "Well done, I may be able to save him. Maria, you take me to his cemetery, and I'm afraid we won't be able to make it. ”

Speaking, he tried to take Maria's hand and stretched it out in half, but shrunk back. It was a subconscious habit branded in the marks of his soul. When he called her name, it was like calling the former Temple of Isis to guard the Virgin, so instead of touching her, he grabbed Vivi's crude bears.

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Both Samaritan and Samaritan followed the same tradition, wrapping their bodies in white cloth when they died, placing them in graves fortified with stones, and then piling sand on them as graves.

The news of Joseph's arrival reached the village, and many people rushed to the cemetery to see the noise. Joseph stood in front of Lazarus' grave, revealing a slight smile, and he could sense faint traces of life in the tomb. Lazarus did not really die, just that he had stopped breathing and his heart beat was too weak or even difficult to detect, making people mistakenly think he was dead.

This short-lived shock death has been seen on the battlefield by Amon. Joseph lifted his staff and pointed at the grave: “Maria, your brother is not dead. Open the tomb and he will return to the earth. ”

As if he understood the words of Joseph, Vivie ran over and dug the sand with his claws and tried to remove the stones from the tomb. Joseph picked his staff, and the stones and sand naturally swept apart on both sides, and Weiwei rolled aside with the sandstone, and Lazarus, wrapped in white cloth in the tomb, appeared in the sun.

The scene took place in the middle of the day, when people saw the graves suddenly revealing their bodies separately, retreating in horror and hiding in the distance to watch.

But Joseph walked to the grave, waved his hand, and a leaf flowed in the air, falling precisely on the face of Lazarus wrapped in white cloth. Then he unwrapped the leather bag in his waist and sprayed it out with a sip of water. A mist of water fell on the "corpse” and the leaf, and the leaf moved slightly, and a weak voice came down below: "God, where am I? Why can't you move? ”

The nearest audience heard the voice and shouted, “Oh, my God! Joseph let the dead speak! ”

And Maria and her sister Ma Da had fallen over, reached out to unwrap her brother's white cloth and lifted the pale Lazarus out of his grave. The young man seemed very weak, but in the sun he did come to life!

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The news that Joseph possessed the magical power to bring the dead back to life quickly spread around Bertani. Although Joseph told the Ma 'ada and Maria sisters that Lazarus did not actually die, it was a temporary fake death phenomenon. People, however, do not understand this and are still more willing to believe the “facts” they see with their own eyes.

The truth is that in broad daylight, Joseph brought to life a dead man who had already been buried. He could not explain it to everyone, and indeed it was unclear. The so-called fake death is also seen as a real death, otherwise the Ma sisters cannot accept the fact that they buried their living brother in the cemetery.

Those who follow Jesus, those who thank and respect Jesus, are naturally more willing to preach such a miracle and bring the dead back to life than, of course, to awaken a man who is not dead. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * This unexpected event gave Joseph unprecedented sensational influence and tremendous civil prestige.

Maria's village is on the outskirts of the state of Berdani, overlooking Joseph's hometown of Bethlehem, and further north is Salem City. And Joseph led the disciples to finally stop the continuous journey and temporarily settled in the village, which served as a base for preaching the true guidance of Arojo's faith.

For those who have faith, Joseph tries to awaken the power of the source and tells all the people the way to heaven or heaven, and openly reads the Bible of the Salem in the village hall. At the same time, some are increasingly reluctant to listen to the propaganda of Joseph and to see the advent of Joseph.

Especially the priests of Salem, who had established various codes to bind people, were the least willing to see such people as Joseph. Because Joseph told the people, "The way we treat others is much more important than the rules of how we wash our hands and what we eat. ”

The priests of Salem forbade Joseph from speaking in the synagogue, so he went to the wilderness to lecture the disciples and the people, and Maria became one of his most devout followers.

On the other side of the river is home, not far north is Salem City. Why did Joseph stay in this village on the outskirts of Bertani? The disciples did not know the intentions of the guide, and Joseph was accumulating his strength. The so-called power was not meant to be powerful enough to defeat anyone, but to take his propagated beliefs as deeply into the hearts and minds as possible, and he wanted to stay with Maria as much as possible.

Joseph saved Lazarus' life, which was actually tantamount to agreeing to Maria's request at the well table. Maria asked Joseph —— how can I repay him? And Joseph said with a laugh, "I want you to give me a present. ”

Maria sincerely said: "Whatever gift you want, just tell me and I will do everything in my power to bring it to you. ”

And Joseph still laughed, “You've given it to me. Remember that package from Vivi? The blue cloth in the bag is your turban. Can I keep it? ”

Maria replied quickly: "Sure. ”

After answering this sentence, Maria withdrew from the place where Joseph was, and went to the deserted place, and her face turned red, and a heartbeat jumped. What kind of metaphor and hint is it that an adult man asks a girl for her turban as a gift? If it were someone else, Maria would naturally have normal thoughts.

But for Joseph, she didn't dare think that way. In the minds of the followers, Joseph represents the existence of God and preaches the faith of God. A Samaritan woman like Maria could not touch him easily and could only look at his glow with a devout heart.

Maria is indeed a very loyal follower, and she often asks Joseph questions, and Joseph answers them in public, the most famous of which is, how should people pray? And this Q&A has something to do with that big bear named Vivie.

Joseph often leads people in prayer meditation after preaching to purify the soul with a focused introspection. It is also an awakening ritual of power, which can only be awakened by talented and faithful people. Vivi doesn't understand these complicated preaching, but he is the most loyal listener, and at this point, he kneels down on his big body, holds a pair of foreclaws in his chest for a devout prayer, and even becomes a landscape next to Joseph.

The preaching of Joseph was able to make a bear so devout to listen to, which became one of the “miracles” he was preached by, many people admired as strange, and then moved by the preaching of Joseph, and became his followers.

In fact, the ceremony of prayer, the ceremony in the Temple of Salem, is more complete and complex, and much more solemn and sacred than the manner in which Joseph willingly held it in the wild. When the priests in Berdani heard the story of the bear, they laughed at it and said, "That Joseph is nothing more than a tempting god. He made people learn to pray like a bear. Do you want to make people as ignorant as a dog bear? ”

Others said, "What's the point of having a trained bear pretend to pray to attract people to his preaching? Joseph is like those monkey salesmen! ”

This kind of questioning was harsh, and Maria couldn't help but ask Joseph: "Dear guide, how should we pray? Will a man like Vivi who only prays be guided by God? ”

Joseph laughed and stood up and said something that surprised everyone: "Actually, it's more important when you don't pray! ”

The audience did not understand, and Joseph explained: "What is the purpose of our prayer to God? To purify your soul! Instead of telling God how faithful you are to Him. The result of purifying your soul is reflected in what you say and do to others. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

You don't have to imitate this bear, but you don't have to laugh at it. Your prayers are just your prayers. Vivi may not understand what we're praying for, but it took him three days and three nights to find me with food and invite me here in order to save the man who adopted him. The bear treats herself as a human being and knows better than most how to treat others. ”

Jostan's sharp response, however, questioned the faithful to understand what was true prayer. The news returned to the priests in the city of Bertani, who panicked and became more angry. One elder said, "We have to stop Joseph, and if we continue like this, I'm afraid everyone will follow him. ”

Another priest said, "It's better to get rid of him or imprison him, but what kind of charges or excuses can you use? ”

Another priest said: "Folk circulation of Joseph possesses the power of resurrection. No magician has ever shown that he must be the incarnation of Satan! Tell people that Joseph will awaken the dead souls beneath the earth to the world of the living in the sun. No one will be frightened when they hear this news, and strangers will flee him far and away. ”

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