Towards Judea

“I would follow you to the ends of the earth my Lord!” I said enthusiastically as I walked side by side with my Lord.

My Lord beckoned me to take a walk with Him during the earlier. Walking during the fresh morning would be nice. I’ve been at the library for too long anyways.

I’ve been researching furiously during the past few days about His followers. They have traveled to different lands to tell about the Great Story. Some have suffered much, even to the point of death yet they still preached about the love of the Lord. Nothing can move them in their faith. I believe that, with His anointing, I could tell the Story with the same vigor and love as my fellow followers.

“Lord, send me too” I said, “I want to tell more about Your story!”

My Lord looked towards me and smiled. He is still the shining figure that revealed His Self to me that faithful day. However, it seems that the people that I met cannot recognize Him. All they see is a young scribe walking with an old broken beggar. Ah, if they could only see what I see.

“Preach in Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the Earth” he said as we continued our walk.

“Thank you!” I said joyfully as my mind raced for plans on how to follow His command.

There was just one problem.

“My Lord” I said cautiously, “Where is Judea?”

He stopped walking. I was puzzled. Was it something I said? I looked at Him again but I found Him staring at a distance. I looked towards the area He was looking at and found that we were back at the library grounds.

Nothing has changed since the last few minutes that we were away. However, I noticed that the denizens near the library have awoken and are now going about their daily business. Almost all of them are familiar faces in the library - fellow scribes, beggars, workers, and sages. They still looked normal but I sensed emptiness inside them, a void that persisted in me some time ago. I felt that I needed to be here to teach them how the One can fill the void inside. It is not yet the time to go to the ends of the earth.

“Lord, am I in Judea?” I asked.

He nodded.

He moved away towards the people at the foot of the library. He turned around towards me and beckoned me to come.

“Come, follow Me,” He said as He continued moving towards the crowd.