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A Return to the Familiar
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Back in the comfortable surroundings
of home, the memories of what happened while at college circled around
in his head. It was such a world away and such a surreal experience.
Nonetheless, the Word of God remained a critical part of his life.
Needless to say, his jewish family wasn't all too happy about his new
found faith. |
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After returning to the job he held
while going to high school and during winter break, the young man was
back into his routine. Work all day, listen to music at night while
reading the Word of God. Go to the music store on weekends, read more.
While some might have found this routine boring, the young man became
fascinated by the scriptures and the spritual side of life. After all,
were those really angels? One day, the young man went to the local
shopping center with his family. As they rode up the escallator to the
second floor, you could see the record department at the top. As they
get off, there are two large racks where the new releases are kept.
Directly facing the young man is Manfred Mann's 'Angel Station'. The
young man froze in his tracks. This was exactly the feeling he left the
Depot with. |
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Weeks pass, the seasons change. It's
is now the beginning of summer. The young man is struck by a vision.
The
Lord asks him to write it down. It's a lengthy document addressed to
those at the Depot. In it the young man details out what he believes is
going on at the spiritual level. He notes the fact that if they are
after his soul, that it was only going to become more difficult as time
went on. It was as if the young man was daring the forces of evil, if
there were any. After all, this could easily have been all one sick
coincidence. The young man realized that the inspiration for the
document was not from within and that if God wanted it done, he would
do
it. He was certain there had to be a good reason for the document.
After
all, this was a young man who hated writing. Yet the ink flowed freely
from his pen. |
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After a few weeks, the young man
decides to go up to the small college town to visit. The town was now
500 miles away and the young man no longer had a vehicle to drive,
having given his VW Beetle to his sister when he went off of college.
So
he decides to hitch hike up. He gathers up his backpacking gear and
hits
the road with $100 in his pocket. Along the way, the young man is
picked
up by three young people in a VW Beetle on their way to a Grateful Dead
concert in Rochester, NY. They ask the young man if he would like to go
with them. The young man steps into the bug. They arrive at the concert
only to find that it had already ended about 15 minutes before their
arrival. The young man was taken by the strange feeling he got from the
crowd as they passed through them. The driver decides he wanted to go
to the hotel where the Dead were staying the night. We stood in the
lobby for some 10 unexplained minutes before returning to the road. The
young deadheads drop the young man off where they picked him up on
their way back and the young man spends the night at the side of the
road. Curious turn of events but the young man still had the feeling he
was in the right place at the right time. |
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The next morning, the young man
completes his journey to town. There, he finds a secluded place to
pitch
tent and heads into town to get supplies. The young man stocks up on
food at the local grocery store then heads over to the bible study
house
to say hello to his friends. He also runs into Tenney, his bible study
friend. They, again, get into a discussion regarding how God would
create the entire world, and entire race of humans, give those of use
who believe in him places in heaven, just to reach one lost soul. In
particular, we discussed a fallen angel. It was a very spiritual
conversation. Somehow, both these individuals were aware that not only
was this possible but that they both had strong inner thoughts that
this
was the purpose of God, redemption. Not willing that any be lost. That
somehow, he had a special place in his heart for one fallen angel; an
angel that lived in this world as a female spirit that never dies.
Tenney welcomes the young man to her home to freshen up from his
journey. There he showers and heads back to his camp to change clothes. |
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That night, the young man ventures
back into the Depot for what will be the last time. Upon entering, the
Bossman with the pony tail meets him and tells the young man that he is
no longer welcome there. The young man smiles and leaves the bar and
heads back to camp. The next morning, the young man heads back home.
This time with a sense of closure that what needed to be done has been
done. Obviously, they had received the communique. On his way out of
town, he is passed on the road by one of the workers from the bar
during
his college days. It was obvious that they took note of his presence. |
