The Second Swordsman Writes Again
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I had been working in a small village on the road between two of our larger cities, and had been staying at an inn there. As I was returning one afternoon, I saw an old woman with a donkey-drawn cart near the entrance. The woman was stooped over, and I could see that she was trying to assist an injured man out of the cart. I moved to help her get the man into the inn. She gave the innkeeper what money she had590 to take care of him until she could return.
After this, she told me her story. She had found the man on the side of the road. He had been attacked and beaten, and his possessions stolen591. Though the way was well travelled, no one stopped to help him but this woman. Somehow, she found the strength to load the man in her cart and she took him to the inn so that he could recover. She planned to prepare a place592 at her home for his long-term care as needed.
I was so amazed at this little woman’s great strength. I asked her how she supported herself, and she told me that she gathered wood and re-usable materials for her use and to sell. As I later learned, she also performed many small services for people that she met along the way.
As she left the inn, I watched her go. I saw with surprise that the shadow of the diminutive, stooped, elderly woman was in fact that of a giant! At first, I thought it was only an illusion due to the evening sun, but then I realized that the direction of the shadow was wrong. It was as though the source of light came from the Good that she had accomplished with the man she had left at the inn! I took it as a sign of how God’s Greatness can work through even the weakest of us all593 and make us a giant in His sight.
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In this sequel to The Second Swordsman, you’ll continue to probe the truths of the gospel through the eyes of a narrator from biblical times.
The central character draws on his experiences with Jesus and the early days of the growing church. The title is drawn from the disciple who had the second sword in the garden of Gethsemane but never used it, as Peter did his – making him an inside player who is anonymous enough to build thought-provoking stories as he carries out his ministry.
Grounded in teachings from the New Testament, the vignettes also draw on the author’s own experiences and encounters to share powerful lessons through the eyes of a first-person narrator who journeyed through the land on a mission to present the Good News. That journey portrays what life might have been like during the unfolding of the “Greatest Story Ever Told.”
The collection is organized into sections to consider aspects of the narrator’s mission, the creative nature of our response, struggles that are encountered along the way, and how our spiritual ideas can be reshaped.
Move closer to Christ and His Kingdom with the incredible stories in The Second Swordsman Writes Again.
About the Author
Heard Lowry, a Christian, has been studying the Bible and writing short articles and stories for more than forty-five years. He has been a teacher and preacher of the gospel at various local congregations. You can read more of his stories and lessons at www.storiesofthesecondswordsman.com. He lives with his wife, Soozie, and together they enjoy their flower garden, which they have turned into a sacred place of refuge and meditation. He is also the author of The Second Swordsman.