Pivot of the Sky

And Joseph appeared in this manner, as if a god had come to man quietly. Maria was surprised and unspeakable, and her subconscious bowed down to salute her, and Joseph hurriedly held her arm: "Maria, remember, no matter what happens in the future, you don't have to be surprised. I came to see you like this today to be ready to answer your questions. ”

There was a warm aura in his eyes, as if wrapped in some desire and anticipation, which made Maria afraid to look up. She shrunk her arms back and asked in some panic, "Dear guide, why are you looking at me like this? ”

And instead of answering, Joseph asked, “Maria, why don't you touch me? What are you afraid of? ”

Maria bowed her head: "In my mind, you are the Son who came to the earth. Indeed, you are the Son! I dare not touch you, for fear of tarnishing your divine glow, and accidentally it will be mine. I know the answer in my heart, but I still can't help but ask questions like that during the day. I want to hear from you personally, but I didn't expect you to answer me like this. ”

And Joseph still looked at her and said, "I'm here to answer your question, yes, I'm the one! People are not wrong, but they do not necessarily understand the true meaning of Elijah's prophecy.” Speaking of which, he sighed again, "I somehow remembered what happened almost 400 years ago, when there were two people, like you and me now, but the identity changed places, and I finally understood how she was feeling!... Maria, you want to ask me why I look at you like this, and when you have lived through the never-ending test, you will naturally understand everything. But by then, you're still Maria now, and that's what I'm looking for. ”

Maria finally raised her frightened eyes to Joseph's gaze: "The test of eternity? I don't quite understand what you're saying, but I've heard you explain the power of the source. It's a necessary stop on the road to Heaven. Do you think I have hope too? ”

Joseph couldn't help but grab her hand and Maria's body trembled, like a current spreading from her palm to her whole body. This time she didn't draw her hand back, and Joseph's hand was so generous and powerful and so warm and heartfelt.

Maria also heard the voice of Joseph, who seemed to be able to print into the soul: "Of course you have hope, even if this life does not come, it will come in the future of the world. I've found you, and I'm sure I'll wait for that day, but I'm afraid Joseph won't wait for that day. I know exactly what I'm going to face, and that's why I'm here today. Forgive me, I can't tell you - everything you don't understand yet; I just want you to feel - what that soul wants. ”

……

Maria asked Joseph during the day, and Peter and Judah were heard by both disciples. Joseph asked Maria to wait in the room at night, where he was going to answer her. Peter was very curious, so he dragged Judah under a tree in the village, looking at the house where Maria lived, and wondering when Joseph would go?

Judah asked, "Why are you doing so many things? ”

Peter looked very serious and said: "Is it not enough that our guide is the legendary Son, and that we, the followers of the Son, should also be guardians and guardians of the Son's safety? ”

They waited under the tree and did not see Joseph appear. In the middle of the night, the window suddenly lit up and a projection of Joseph's body appeared. Peter whispered in amazement: "Wow! Turns out he's the son who came to the world, and he just went! ”

Judah persuaded him, "Do we need you to protect our son here because he has such great skill? We don't have to watch. ”

Peter shook his head again: "We can stay here and let no one disturb him! ”

There were lights and shadows on the windows, but there was no sound coming out of the house, and nobody knew what Maria and Joseph were talking about. Another while later, the lights suddenly went out, and Peter said in surprise: "Huh! What happened to the lights? ”

Judah whitewashed his eyes and said, "The blowing lights save the oil, you will live! Don't you get it?” The words grabbed Peter's arm and pulled him away.

The night grew darker, and the stars whispered their eyes quietly, gazing at the villages under the night.

……

Soon after dawn, Maria said to Joseph, "Your name has been spread throughout the city of Salem, where many people are expecting you. Of course I'm very happy if you like living here. But in fact, the village is very close to Salem City, if you are fast enough to get into the city during the day, you can come back at night to rest. And I witnessed your magical appearance at night, convinced of one thing, for you —— distance is not a problem. ”

Joseph sighed: "When I enter the city of Salem, the fate awaits. Until then, I will return to my hometown and finish Joseph's farewell. ”

Maria took the initiative to hold his hand and asked with infinite regret, "Is that really true? ”

And Joseph said, "That's true, because, as you asked yesterday, I am the man of legend. ”

……

Joseph decided to return to his hometown of Bethlehem, where he was born, to bid farewell to his parents before going to Salem to complete his mission. On that day, he took his disciples on the road, but did not let the followers of the village prepare food. When they left the village and walked in the wilderness, an apprentice asked, "Dear guide, if you can't find the village, what are we eating today? ”

"There will be food," answered Joseph. "Please learn what I look like, and each one of you will pick up a stone and bring it with you.” Speaking, he reached out and picked up a stone.

The stone that Joseph took was relatively large, as were the stones picked up by the disciples. Peter was the only one who was alive and wanted to go a long way, so he took a small stone and put it in his pocket. Until evening, when they did not meet the village and sat down camping, Joseph said, "Take out all your stones and put them in front of you. ”

Then Joseph led the disciples into prayer, and after praying, he shook his staff and asked the disciples to look down at the stone in front of him. I don't know when the stones have turned into pancakes, just as big as they used to be. The disciples were able to eat, and only Peter had a pancake smaller than half an egg, just like the little stone he had picked.

……

The following day, as they crossed the Jeddah River into Bethlehem, they encountered an unprecedented welcome, with 5,000 people approaching the river. It is also unclear who sent the message that the Son of Joseph will be here today, some to treat Joseph, some to listen to the propaganda of Joseph, some to witness the legendary Son, and others purely to see the noise.

The scene was crowded, more than 5,000 people came together spontaneously, you can imagine how chaotic the order was on the scene. In order to maintain the exhaustion of order, the disciples tried to make it possible for everyone to see Jesus standing on the slope. Joseph looked at everyone on the scene, with deep pity in his eyes, and his voice clearly penetrated everyone's ears, preaching the whole day.

After dark, the people did not leave, and the tired disciples begged Jesus: “Let them all disperse. It is already dark and no one has eaten yet. ”

And Joseph shook his head: "It's too far from the nearest village, they can't make it back, so let's prepare a dinner for everyone. ”

"We don't have that much to eat," said one of the disciples. "There's a kid offering you a lunch during the day, two salted fish and five pies of bread, and you haven't had time yet. ”

Peter remembered the miracle of Joseph turning the stone into a pastry cake and rushed to find the stone, but the grass was clean and without a single gravel. He tried to find it in the distance, and Joseph called him, and only listened to Joseph's commandment to the disciple: "Let them all do well, divide the fifty into groups, lead the people in prayer, and I will distribute food to all with my own hands. ”

Five thousand people prayed on the grass slope on the bank of the river. After the ceremony, Joseph walked into the crowd and handed out the bread and salted fish in the baggage with his cane. He was busy until the night came, and he actually let everyone eat.

At this time, one noticed his staff, where he muttered to himself: "It was the Son who came, and he took Moses' staff! Legend has it that when Moses led the family back home, he cooked a pot of soup to fill all the tribes. ”

The scepter of Joseph was originally created for Amon by the old lunatic, and one of them was the Windy Dance, which was refined into a space apparatus, when it was completely melted into an artifact, of course, a more magical space apparatus. Joseph had made Medanzo and Link ready to carry enough food with him, as if he had anticipated what would happen today.

……

When Joseph came to Bethlehem, the first thing he did aroused a great deal of excitement, praising his people for spreading the word about the Son; and those who were hostile to him became more convinced that he was a bewitching god and would pose a great threat.

The priests of Bethlehem also made a decision to send a message to Salem City to remind the elders of the Temple of Aroho - an extremely dangerous man - of their presence. Joseph knew this, but he didn't say anything and went back to his hometown in Bethlehem, a place called Nazareth.

The townsfolk who lived in Nazareth were so familiar with Joseph that when he was a little boy, he helped his father work as a carpenter, build tables and chairs and repair carriages for people. Then Joseph went away from home, and the townsfolk were saddened and often exclaimed when they mentioned Joseph- “What a pity that Joseph's child could have been the best carpenter in Nazareth and even made furniture for the king! ”

When Joseph returned to his most affectionate hometown, he encountered the greatest dilemma since he spread his convictions, this time not by those who were hostile to him, but by the voices of those who had known him since childhood.

* *

PS: Today is a double change, happy May 1st! Keep asking for double monthly tickets! Thank you very much.

* * (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote on recommendations, monthly tickets (qidian.com) and your support is my biggest motivation.)