.....
"Jesus! Er, I mean, Mr., ah..." you trail off, catching his
attention. He turns around and looks at you. A strange expression
comes over his face and he squints at you, as if he is trying to
regognize you.
"Have we met before?" he asks in a kind voice. You shake
your head, noticing dimly that he is still speaking in Hebrew.
"No, I am from - er, another place," you mumble, suddenly
feeling stupid for talking to Him. What could your possibly have to
say? You look up at Mary and Joseph, to find them looking at you with
strange expressions on their faces. It takes you a few moments to
realize that you spoke in English. You look over at Jesus.
He...
The preacher ends his sermon and walks off the platform, greeting
people and shaking hands. You watch as he walks down the road. You are
still standing in the same spot and shake your head, dazed. You
suddenly realize that you have lost sight of Him! You stumble through
the slowly receding crowd in the direction you saw Him go. You catch
sight of him a few yards ahead, talking with the man you spoke to
earlier, Joseph, and a lady who must be Mary. You jog the last few
steps to them.
