And the Light Shines

The city was in ruins. The buildings were little more than rubble, stones, and dust. But the energy of the city remained and moved with the single survivor as he walked through the city. He noticed the reddish tint to the sky and the deafening silence that followed the last of the bombs. He walked aimlessly through the rubble looking for a marker that would tell him that he had arrived at the right building where he would leave his message for the following generation… The man’s pace increased, he had to leave something for the generation to come before he was killed. He climbed a hill of rubble. At the top he paused, rubbed his eyes and looked again in wonder. In the midst of a ruined city, a church stood untouched. Urgency filled Him and he ran toward the church. In the church, he found a typewriter and paper. He inserted the paper and left a message. He walked out of the church and thought, it is a good day to die.