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Chapters (48)
  1. TITLE PAGE
  2. COPYRIGHT
  3. CONTENTS
  4. PROLOGUE
  5. ONE
  6. TWO
  7. THREE
  8. FOUR
  9. FIVE
  10. SIX
  11. SEVEN
  12. EIGHT
  13. NINE
  14. TEN
  15. ELEVEN
  16. TWELVE
  17. THIRTEEN
  18. FOURTEEN
  19. FIFTEEN
  20. SIXTEEN
  21. SEVENTEEN
  22. EIGHTEEN
  23. NINETEEN
  24. TWENTY
  25. TWENTY-ONE
  26. TWENTY-TWO
  27. TWENTY-THREE
  28. TWENTY-FOUR
  29. TWENTY-FIVE
  30. TWENTY-SIX
  31. TWENTY-SEVEN
  32. TWENTY-EIGHT
  33. TWENTY-NINE
  34. THIRTY
  35. THIRTY-ONE
  36. THIRTY-TWO
  37. THIRTY-THREE
  38. THIRTY-FOUR
  39. THIRTY-FIVE
  40. THIRTY-SIX
  41. THIRTY-SEVEN
  42. THIRTY-EIGHT
  43. THIRTY-NINE
  44. FORTY
  45. FORTY-ONE
  46. FORTY-TWO
  47. FORTY-THREE
  48. ABOUT THE AUTHOR

“I’m fine, thank you,” he said. His face was solemn. I’d never seen him look so serious. Worry filled my insides. The others sensed it, too, as we waited for him to speak. The silence stretched on until it grew uncomfortable. He bowed his head and folded his hands. His hair had gotten so long it hung down past his fingers. When he lifted his head, the smile had returned to his face. “Family, you are all aware of the reason for my journey, and I felt your presence while I’ve been away. Thank you for your prayers, because we were in desperate need of revelation and light.” He took a seat, folding his hands on his lap. “The ground around us only represents our inability to bring forth change and creation. It reflects what’s happening inside our souls.” He paused, giving his words a chance to sink in.

I’d had similar thoughts, because no matter how hard we toiled, nothing worked out. We’d arrived with a sense that we were going to create a new world, but so far we hadn’t succeeded in creating much of anything. Anxiety and panic had started to creep in around us despite our best efforts. Our reaction to Ray’s late arrival tonight was testimony to that. I eyed the circle, getting a feel for their emotional temperature, and it was the same as mine.

“The Lord has answered our desperate pleas and the petitions of our heart.” He beamed. Gratitude swelled around us, lifting our spirits immediately. “We must be different if we are going to enter into the Lord’s kingdom. Ray brought me this far, but he is not the man that is going to bring us into the Lord’s perfect plan.” He raised his arms and lifted his head to the sky. “Family, I had to put Ray to death so the Lord could establish a new covenant with us. I buried him in the banks of that creek.” He motioned to the woods behind him. “I arose from my baptism in the dark waters and heard his voice as clearly as I did the day I received the vision for Love International. The Lord said, ‘From this moment forward, you shall be called Abner. You are the Father of Light.’” He placed his hands in front of his chest and bowed before us. “I will guide us into the kingdom.”