“Interesting.”
“Huh. Yeah. I guess that’s an illogical proof, but it could be real if you experience things that you attribute to the act of believing.”
“That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you for years.”
“No you haven’t. You haven’t even been close to saying that.”
“Of course, I have. I’ve always said you had to believe and that God would take care of the rest.”
“That’s a gross oversimplification. That’s not the argument I’m making now.”
“Well, what are you saying?”
He knew he had to be careful to avoid shutting her out. His words came out harshly when he forgot to see her perspective.
“I think I reached a point of understanding that you’ve wanted me to get to, but I had to do it my own way.”
“Okay. So tomorrow is Sunday. Can we go to church together? It’s been so long since you last tried it, and I saw a nice one around the hotel.”
“I don’t want to go.”
“You remember the routine from your childhood. And you went with me a couple years ago at home when I asked.”
“That’s because you asked. I did it for you.”
“I’m asking now.”
“It won’t even be in English.”
“So what? I want to go. I’m going.”
He inhaled and released a long sigh.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” she asked.
“It means it’s fine, honey.”
“What’s fine?”
“It means if you’re going and you want me to join you, I will. I’d go anywhere on the planet, as long as I could go there with you.”
About the Author
After graduating from the Naval Academy in 1991, John R. Monteith served on a nuclear ballistic missile submarine and then as a top-rated instructor of combat tactics at the U.S. Naval Submarine School. He now works as an engineer in the Detroit area. He writes the award-winning Rogue Submarine series.