faith in real life by mike tatlock, excerpt

8/8/2019 Faith in Real Life by Mike Tatlock, Excerpt

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Amft` fe Rkmo OfakGrkmtfej Ghccuefty fe t`k Tmri, Ghaakk W`hp, men

Ofvfej Rhhc

By< Cfik ^mtohgi

Cfik ^mtohgi s`mrks `fs hwe amfourks men ofak

oksshes th s`hw yhu `hw yhur g`urg` gme

grkmtk m t`rfvfej ghccueftyhek t`mt

rkmg`ks bkyhen fts wmoos he Wuenmy chrefej thfeaoukegk t`k w`hok whron mrhuen yhu. Amft` fe

Rkmo Ofakfs eht m ghookgtfhe ha t`khrktfgmo `hw-

ths, but rmt`kr me fespfrfej aofj`t ha nfsghvkry

nksfjekn th `kop g`urg` okmnkrs men t`kfr

ckcbkrs tmik t`k rfsi th ofvk auooy, kaakgtfvkoy,

men kejmjfejoy ms t`k bhny ha G`rfst fe t`fs

whron.

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\HENKRQME

Amft` fe Rkmo Ofak

Ghpyrfj`t 24=4 by Cfg`mko ^mtohgi

^`fs tftok fs mosh mvmfombok ms m \henkrvme kbhhi.

Qfsft www.zhenkrvme.ghc/kbhhis.

^`fs tftok fs mosh mvmfombok fe m \henkrvme munfh knftfhe.

Qfsft www.zhenkrvme.ac.

Rkquksts ahr feahrcmtfhe s`huon bk mnnrksskn th6;74

Ofbrmry ha Ghejrkss Gmtmohjfej-fe-Tubofgmtfhe Nmtm

^mtohgi, Cfik, =6:>.

Amft` fe rkmo ofak < grkmtfej ghccuefty fe t`k pmri, ghaakk s`hp, men ofvfej rhhc /

Cfik ^mtohgi.

p. gc.

Fegounks bfbofhjrmp`fgmo rkakrkegks.

FWBE 6:0-4-7=4-26=64-6 (shatghvkr)

=. Ghccueftfks Rkofjfhus mspkgts G`rfstfmefty. 2. Akoohws`fp Rkofjfhus

mspkgts G`rfstfmefty. F. ^ftok.

BQ>;=:.;^70 24=4

21= ng22 24464=407=

Moo Wgrfpturk quhtmtfhes, ueokss ht`krwfsk fenfgmtkn, mrk tmike arhc t`k @hoy Bfbok,

^hnmys Ekw Fetkremtfhemo Qkrsfhe. ^EFQ. Ghpyrfj`t 244=, 244; by Bfbofgm, Feg. [skn

by pkrcfssfhe ha \henkrvme. Moo rfj`ts rkskrvkn.

Wgrfpturk quhtmtfhes cmrikn CWJ mrk tmike arhc ^`k Ckssmjk. Ghpyrfj`t =667, =66>,

=66;, =661, 2444, 244=, 2442. [skn by pkrcfssfhe ha EmvTrkss Tubofs`fej Jrhup.

Mey Fetkrekt mnnrkssks (wkbsftks, bohjs, ktg.) men tkokp`hek eucbkrs prfetkn fe t`fs bhhi

mrk haakrkn ms m rkshurgk. ^`ky mrk eht fetkenkn fe mey wmy th bk hr fcpoy me kenhrskcket

by \henkrvme, ehr nhks \henkrvme vhug` ahr t`k ghetket ha t`ksk sftks men eucbkrs ahr

t`k ofak ha t`fs bhhi.

Moo rfj`ts rkskrvkn. Eh pmrt ha t`fs pubofgmtfhe cmy bk rkprhnugkn, sthrkn fe m rktrfkvmo

systkc, hr trmescfttkn fe mey ahrc hr by mey ckmes kokgtrhefg, ckg`mefgmo, p`hthghpy,

rkghrnfej, hr mey ht`kr kxgkpt ahr brfka quhtmtfhes fe prfetkn rkvfkws, wft`hut t`k prfhr

pkrcfssfhe ha t`k pubofs`kr.

Ghvkr fooustrmtfhe< fWthgip`hth

Fetkrfhr nksfje< Bkt` W`mjkek

Trfetkn fe t`k [eftkn Wtmtks ha Mckrfgm

=4 == =2 =7 => =; /NGF/ 27 22 2= 24 =6 =0 =: =1 =; => =7 =2 == =4 6 0 : 1 ; > 7 2 =


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h

cy shuo cmtk men wfak, Bkremnkttk

yhur ofak phrtrmys t`k ksskegk ha hur Wmvfhr.

Cmy wk ghetfeuk th rfsi moo t`mt wk `mvkfe hrnkr th bk moo t`mt `k wmets us th bk.

h

cy amcfoy, w`h brkmt`ks ofak feth ck.

Cmy wk ghetfeuk th ofvk ofak

bkyhen ehrcmo . . . th rmnfgmo.

h

cy ghccuefty ha arfkens,

w`h `ucbok ck ms t`kfr s`kp`krn.

Cmy kvkry chcket wk s`mrk

bk m ghoofsfhe wft` t`k ifejnhc.


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ghetkets

@hoy Trhamefty 6

Me Fetrhnugtfhe

Tmrt =

t`k ekw gùrg`

=. ^`k Gùrg` men t`k G`fùmùm Goub =;Bkghcfej m Gùrg` Okmnkr

2. Trhgkss ^`fs 7=Grkmtfej m Chvkcket

7. Cmn Nhjs men Jomnfmthrs >6Mofjefej Jhmos

Tmrt 2

t`k pmri

>. @krcmp`rhnftks men Ht`kr Ohvmbok Tkhpok ::Afenfej @ubs

;. Kjjsmgtoy Zrhej 66Cmriktfej wft` m ^wfst

1. ^`k Zhuenkn Bkmst =27Jmt`krfej he Wuenmys


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6

`hoy prhamefty

Me Fetrhnugtfhe

F `mvk th gheakss t`krk wms m tfck w`ke cy mejkr thwmrn

t`k gùrg` akstkrkn ofik m rmegfn whuen. F `mn bkghck m gohskt

gùrg` `mtkr. Kmroy fe cy mnuot ykmrs F `mn turekn cy bmgi he

hrjmefzkn G`rfstfmefty. ^`k ckrk cketfhe ha t`k whrn gùrg`

fevhikn m efj`tcmrk ha whuenkn nkvmstmtfhe. ^`hsk ùrtauokxpohsfvk whrns sphike by cy akoohw `kmvke-bhuens suaah-

gmtkn t`k heoy brkmt` ha spfrftumo mfr F wms brkmt`fej. @hekstoy,

F whuon rmt`kr `mej hut wft` cy gursfej `kmt`ke arfkens. Ahr

shck rkmshe F nfnet afen t`kfr swkmrfej quftk ms haakesfvk fe

ghcpmrfshe th t`k `yphgrftfgmo prhamefty spkwkn wft`fe t`k

`hoy ùnnoks ha cy G`rfstfme ghccuefty. Ft skkckn th ck t`mt

uegkeshrkn mrjuckets gketkrkn he gmrpkt ghohr, cusfg skokg-

tfhe, Bfbok trmesomtfhes, men skoa-prkskrvmtfhe ghetrfbutkn chrk

th t`k smgrfokjfhus chgikry ha w`mt ft ckmes th bk Jhns pkhpok.

M shrt ha spfrftumo hurkttks syenrhck. F hatke akot t`mt hur haa-

t`k-guaa gomfcs th bk G`rfstfme cfj`t, fe amgt, bk chrk vuojmr

men frrkvkrket th hur `kmvkeoy Wmvfhr t`me t`k aktfn rkcmris ha

t`hsk w`h mrk eht G`rfst-ahoohwkrs. ^`krk fs eht`fej chrk prh-amek t`me m ofakstyok t`mt mp`mzmrnoy ghetrmnfgts fts gheakssfhes

ha amft`. Kvke ms F wrftk t`fs stmtkcket F mc rkcfefsgfej hvkr


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9/26

`hoy prhamefty ==

bufonfejs, hr prhjrmcs but by ofak g`mejk. Bfbofgmo ghccuefty

ckrjks hur amft` feth rkmo ofak.

^`fs ifen ha chvkcket bkjfes w`ke m gùrg` nkvkohps m

gokmr, fetketfhemo strmtkjy th gheekgt pkhpok men prhvhik t`kcth bk mbhut shckt`fej bfjjkr t`me t`kcskovks. Chcketuc fs

jkekrmtkn fe m guoturk w`krk pkhpok ohej th bk pmrt ha m gmusk

chrk t`me bkfej pmrt ha m ghejrkjmtfhe, tùs grkmtfej m ektwhri

ha ofvks bhenkn thjkt`kr t`rhuj` mut`ketfg rkomtfhes`fps.

F jukss yhu ghuon gmoo ck m rkghvkrfej gùrg` mtkr. (Kcp`m-

sfs he rkghvkrfej.Kvke cy afrst nrmat ha t`fs bhhi stfoo mn uenkr-

theks t`mt gmck mgrhss ms ekjmtfvk. @ky, Fc `kmofej.) ^`k Bfbok

usks t`k whrn `hoyth ckme smgrkn hr skt mpmrt ahr m spkgfmo

purphsk. M `hoy ofak fs mbhut ofvfej th t`k auooekss ha w`mt ofak

wms skt mpmrt ahr fe t`k afrst pomgk. Meyt`fej kosk fs prhamek.

Fc wrftfej t`fs bhhi bkgmusk F ohvk t`k gùrg` men gme kevf-

sfhe moo t`mt ft ghuon bk. ^`fs bhhi rkaokgts cy hwe lhureky

thwmrn m ekw wmy ha t`feifej mbhut `hw gùrg` fs nhek. Ftjfvks me mgghuet ha amfourks t`mt aukokn ekw fnkms. Fc eht tryfej

th suppoy m chnko, but tkoo m sthry ha `hw wk `mvk strugturkn

hur gùrg` th gheekgt, kcphwkr, men rkokmsk pkhpok wft` pms-

sfhe. `k fnkm fs th guotfvmtk m nkkpkr uenkrstmenfej ha t`k s`fat

t`mt ekkns th tmik pomgk fa gùrg`ks wmet th fcpokcket m sfcpof-

afkn strmtkjy ha cfefstry t`mt gheekgts amft` wft` rkmo ofak.

^`fs bhhi kxmcfeks t`k ofak ha Lksus fe rkomtfhe th `fs

nksfrk th skk ht`krs fevftkn feth ghccuefty. Lksus ohvkn th

skk ckssy ofvks fetkrskgt men bkghck bkmghes ahr t`k jhspko.

Cmey gùrg`ks wmet th kxpkrfkegk truk bfbofgmo ghccuefty.

Cy mcbftfhe fs th stfcuomtk pkhpok th prfhrftfzk men kcbrmgk

t`k hutrmjkhus fetket ha ghccuefty fe t`kfr gùrg`ks.


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Tmrt =

t`k ekw g`urg`


11/26

=;

=t`k gùrg` men t`k

g`fùmùm goub

Bkghcfej m Gùrg` Okmnkr

F ekvkr wmet th bk m pmsthr! `hsk wkrk whrns t`mt rkpkmtknoy

kg`hkn fe cy `kmrt jrhwfej up. Fts mochst gofg` th smy t`mt F,

w`h ehw ohvk cy gmrkkr g`hfgk, hegk ghesfnkrkn gùrg` okmnkr-s`fp th bk t`k nfrtfkst lhb kvkr. F bkofkvkn t`mt bkfej m pmsthr

wms t`k kqufvmoket ha mvfej m rhht gmemo wft`hut Ehvhgmfe m

skoa-fenugkn nkgfsfhe t`mt whuon feaofgt pmfe th t`k rhhts ha cy

shuo. Ft skkckn sh cmshg`fstfg.

@mvfej jrhwe up ms m pmsthrs ifn, F wms moo thh amcfofmr

wft` t`k kx`mustfvk ghevkrsmtfhes t`mt gketkrkn he gùrg` men

gùrg` fssuks. Z`kt`kr ft wms fe t`k gmr (wk wkrk m amcfoy ha

sfx t`mt grmcckn feth m =6:7 Jrkcofe) hr mrhuen t`k nfeekr

tmbok, wk wkrk mowmys nfsgussfej t`k subguoturk ha G`rfstfmes

men t`kfr jmt`krfej pomgk gmookn gùrg`.

^`hsk w`h wkrk uegùrg`kn wkrk m rkgurrfej thpfg ha ghe-

vkrsmtfhe. Ft wmset uegùrg`kn pkhpok w`hc wk spket `hurs

tmoifej mbhut9 ft wms gùrg` pkhpok men t`kfr fethokrmet rkspheskth t`k uegùrg`kn. Cy amt`kr `mn m pmssfhe th rkmg` t`hsk hut-

sfnk t`k gùrg` men ohvk t`kc feth m jrhwfej rkomtfhes`fp wft`


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=1 t`k ekw gùrg`

t`kfr Rknkkckr. @k mosh ghccfttkn `fs ofak th chvfej pkhpok

hut ha t`k pkws th kejmjk wft` guoturk.

Nmn mowmys fegounkn us ifns fe `fs pursuft ha skkfej ofvks

g`mejkn. Arkquketoy he Wmturnmy chrefejs, `k whuon rkgruftcy yhuejkr brht`kr men ck th rhmc t`k ekfj`bhr`hhn fe skmrg`

ha Chrches hr Lk`hvm`s Zftekssks sh wk ghuon fevftk t`kc th

hur `husk. ^`ky whuon usumooy ghck hvkr men `mvk shckt`fej

th kmt, spken tfck wft` hur amcfoy, men s`mrk spfrftumo vmouks.

Omtkr, w`ke F wms m `fj` sg`hho stunket, cy nmn haakrkn ck m

jrhup okmnkr rhok fe `fs cfefstry, tmifej stunkets feth t`k feekr

gfty th rkmg` hut th nruj mnnfgts, prhstftutks, mogh`hofgs, men

t`k `hckokss.

Jrhwfej up, F `mn me fe`krket nksfrk th bk m pmrt ha shck-

t`fej sfjefafgmet shckt`fej t`mt whuon fcpmgt ofvks. Kvke

ehw, F bkofkvk t`mt nkkp fesfnk kmg` ha us fs t`k nksfrk th bk m

pmrt ha shckt`fej bfjjkr t`me hurskovks. Ehek ha us wmet th

spken hur nmys akkofej ms t`huj` hur ofvks mvk eh vmouk, whrt`,hr purphsk. But ms amr ms F ghuon skk, gùrg` wms ehtt`k pomgk th

kxpkrfkegk shckt`fej bfjjkr.

Ms m yhuej mnuot, F `mn m akw bmn gùrg` kxpkrfkegks t`mt

mofjekn ck wft` m pkrshemo kqufvmoket ha t`k gfekcmtfg mp`h-

rfsc @mstm om vfstm, bmby. F wmetkn eht`fej th nh wft` hrjm-

efzkn festftutfhemo gùrg` hr t`hsk wft`fe ft. Vhu iehw w`fg`

heks F mc tmoifej mbhut t`k lunjcketmo, `hofkr-t`me-t`hu,

skoa-rfj`tkhus, nhet-tmik-cy-skmt (hr cy arhet-rhw pmrifej

spht), fts-moo-mbhut-ck typk ha gùrg`jhkrs. F `mn bkghck m

gyefg men m nhubtkr ha t`k brfnk ha G`rfst.

Hnnoy, t`huj` F `mn bkghck bfttkr thwmrn fesfnkrs, F wms

ekurhtfg mbhut rkmg`fej hutsfnkrs grkmtfej me ue`kmot`y

nfg`hthcy ha kxprkssfhe. F wms fevftfej pkhpok feth t`k gùrg`w`fok mt t`k smck tfck nktkstfej ft. Eh cmttkr `hw nfsmp-

phfetkn men nfskeg`metkn F wms wft` Lksus-ahoohwkrs, nkkp


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14/26

=0 t`k ekw gùrg`

feth m nrkmckr. ^`k gofg` t`mt yhurk kft`kr pmrt ha t`k prhb-

okc hr pmrt ha t`k shoutfhe g`mookejkn ck th rkt`fei cy amft`

fe gheluegtfhe wft` cy rkmo ofak. Ahr sh ohej F `mn bkke surk

F nfnet wmet th bk m pmsthr, but F ekvkr ohst cy nksfrk th mnnvmouk th t`k whron. Hegk F nfsghvkrkn t`mt bkfej m pmsthr wms

t`k bkst wmy ahr ck th cmik m nfaakrkegk, t`krk wms eht`fej F

wmetkn th bk chrk.

^`k Touejk feth Cfefstry

Fe Mujust =66:, cy wfak, Bkremnkttk, men F wkrk ghmg`fej m

sphrts gmcp fe Cknahrn, Hrkjhe. Ft wms m Chenmy chrefej

w`ke F rkgkfvkn t`k whrst phssfbok ekws. Cy amt`kr `mn bkke

trmvkofej th spkmi th m jrhup ha G`rfstfme okmnkrs w`ke fs vk`f-

gok wms `ft `kmn-he by m trugi, ifoofej `fc festmetoy. ^`k ekws

okat ck eucb men nkvmstmtkn. ^`k s`mnhw ha nkmt` `hvkrkn

hvkr t`k vmooky fe w`fg` cy smak, ghcahrtmbok ofak `mn kxfstkn.Bkremnkttk men F okat t`k gmcp men `kmnkn strmfj`t `hck th

Mobkrtm. Ft thhi m wkki bkahrk F moohwkn cyskoa th s`kn m tkmr.

Mttkenfej t`k ckchrfmo wms ofik m surrkmo ghcbfemtfhe ha `fj`

sg`hho jrmnumtfhe, amcfoy rkuefhe, men gùrg`.

M akw nmys omtkr, F wms msikn th afoo fe ahr cy nmn, tmifej

shck ha `fs rksphesfbfoftfks mt Trmfrfk Bfbok Ghookjk, w`krk `k

`mn skrvkn ms prhaksshr ha kvmejkofsc men mphohjktfgs. F ghuon

akko cy nmns prkskegk ms F sthhn bk`fen fs nksi. F wms hehrkn

th stkp feth t`k rhok t`huj` nhfej sh wms ms kchtfhemooy pmfe-

auo ms ft wms rksthrmtfvk. Wtfoo, F nhvk feth cy ekwahuen whri.

Hvkr t`k ekxt ghupok ha ykmrs, F nkvkohpkn hutrkmg` prhjrmcs

men tmuj`t gomssks th ghookjk stunkets w`h wkrk prkpmrfej ahr

w`mtkvkr ifejnhc kenkmvhr Jhn wms gmoofej t`kc th.F `mn ahuen m wmy th tmoi mbhut t`k gùrg` w`fok mvhfnfej

t`k gmoofej th bk fe gùrg` okmnkrs`fp, but ft wms heoy m cmttkr


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t`k gùrg` men t`k g`fùmùm goub =6

ha tfck bkahrk t`k nksfrk th jkt cy `mens nfrty ifgikn fe. Cy

pmsthrmo fjehrmegk wkfj`kn he ck, men F akot Jhn urjfej ck th

jkt fevhovkn wft`fe cfefstry okmnkrs`fp.

Mt afrst cy pome wms th tmik ft sohwoy pmrt-tfck men jrmnu-mooy. But Jhn mn m nfaakrket mjkenm, hek t`mt fegounkn lujjofej

twh ekw cfefstry lhbs. F wms haakrkn m pmrt-tfck tkmg`fej phsf-

tfhe mt Cuotehcm` Bfbok Ghookjk fe Thrtomen, Hrkjhe9 mt t`k

smck tfck, F wms haakrkn m auoo-tfck, hek-ykmr msshgfmtk pmsthr

phsftfhe mt m =2;-ykmr-hon gùrg` fe nhwethwe Thrtomen.

Bht` lhbs wkrk g`mookejfej fe t`kfr hwe wmy, but ft wms t`k

gùrg` phsftfhe t`mt phskn t`k chst sfjefafgmet g`mookejks.

F `mn jrkmt pomes th mttrmgt pkhpok t`rhuj` ekw prhjrmcs, m

rkvfskn vfsfhe stmtkcket, ghetkcphrmry whrs`fp, rkokvmet skr-

ches, grkmtfvk buooktfes, styofs` sfjes, men jhurckt ghaakk. F

wms emfvk men hptfcfstfg, men F `mn m sfcpok strmtkjy cug`

ofik m 7


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24 t`k ekw gùrg`

w`fg` t`k twh whrons whuon ghoofnk wft` (`hpkauooy) m

jrmen rksuot.

M akw nmys matkr prksketfej cy fnkm th t`k ghuegfo, t`k konkr

w`h hvkrsmw t`k cfssfhes prhjrmc ghetmgtkn ck. Fa t`fs ykmrsmeefvkrsmry gkokbrmtfhe fs jhfej th ahgus he hutsfnkrs, `k smfn,

cy wfak men F whet bk t`krk.

Fts sh kmsy th eht ofik G`rfstfmes.

Cmybk ft whuon `mvk bkke kmsfkr th ofik t`kc fa kvkryhek

kosk `mn bkke chrk hpke th ohvfej t`kfr ekfj`bhrs t`me t`fs

konkr wms. But t`ky wkrket. `ky cmnk ck mpprkgfmtk t`k trut`

ha Cmri Nrfsghoos whrns fe ^`k Rmnfgmo Rkahrcfssfhe< Ms ohej

ms G`rfstfmes amfo th rkpket ha skoa-rfj`tkhusekss, wk wfoo ghe-

tfeuk th spkmi ha kvmejkofsc fe tkrcs sug` ms hutrkmg`, w`fg`

fcpofks t`mt wk wfoo eht kcbrmgk ohst pkhpok but wfoo ikkp t`kc

mt okmst me mrcs okejt` mwmy.2

Zk nfn `mvk hek fenfvfnumo fe hur gùrg`, m Wuenmy sg`hho

tkmg`kr, w`h wket hut ha `fs wmy th gheekgt wft` me hutsfnkr.^`fs tkmg`kr zkrhkn fe he m jukst hek Wuenmy chrefej men smfn,

Fa yhu mrk jhfej th ghck fe men pmrtfgfpmtk fe t`k skrvfgk, yhu

ekkn th rkchvk yhur `mt.

Zk `mn bkke whrifej `mrn th grkmtk m guoturk ha mggkp-

tmegk men ohvk ahr hur surrhuenfej ghccuefty nhfej sug`

t`fejs ms vhouetkkrfej mt t`k ohgmo cfssfhe, pmssfej hut smen-

wfg`ks th t`k ùejry, prmyfej wft` skx mnnfgts, men prhvfnfej

supphrt ahr nruj mbuskrs. Matkr skvkrmo chet`s ha fevftfej men

ohvfej he hutsfnkrs, t`fs fegfnket akot ofik m ifgi th t`k jrhfe.

Ahr kvkry stkp ahrwmrn, ft skkckn ms t`huj` wk thhi t`rkk

stkps bmgi.

M akw ha us nfnet jfvk up t`huj`. Zk ghetfeukn th jh hut

feth t`k ghccuefty th skrvk pkhpok wft` vmrfhus ekkns. Ahrskvkrmo wkkis F cmnk kxgftfej meehuegkckets arhc t`k puopft

mbhut t`k hpphrtuefty. ^`k pome wms th ckkt mt t`k gùrg` mt


17/26

t`k gùrg` men t`k g`fùmùm goub 2=

:


18/26

22 t`k ekw gùrg`

men `k wms t`k juy. ^hey wms shckhek w`h bkofkvkn fe ck. F

iekw `k whuon jh t`k nfstmegk ahr ck, eh cmttkr w`mt F msikn.

Ms wk smt t`krk tmoifej ck phurfej hut cy kmrt, kxprkss-

fej `hw arustrmtkn F wms mbhut t`k mpmt`y wft`fe hur gùrg` ^hey bkjme th nksgken feth t`k rkgkssks ha cy pkrshemo

nfsturbfm. F s`mrkn `hw F akot ofik moo F nfn wms put hut afrks

men cmemjk kvkryheks kxpkgtmtfhes rmt`kr t`me bkfej rkokmskn

th nkvkohp t`k vfsfhe t`mt wms fe cy `kmrt. Ms t`k sue skt he

hur ghevkrsmtfhe, ft wms uenkefmbok t`mt shckt`fej ekknkn th

g`mejk. F mvk th whenkr fa t`mt sueskt wms m nfvfek cktmp`hr ahr

t`k sue bkjfeefej th skt he t`fs g`mptkr ha cy cfefstry lhureky.

Men t`ke ^hey prksketkn m t`rfoofej men nfsturbfej fnkm.

@mvk yhu kvkr ghesfnkrkn pometfej m ekw gùrg`8 `k msikn.

Wkrkem Y^heys wfakS men F `mvk bkke t`feifej mbhut ft, men

wkn ohvk th `mvk yhu bk t`k okmn pmsthr.

F wmset surk `hw th rksphen. Zhuon cy okmvfej bk ghesfn-

krkn m amfourk hr hpphrtuefty8 Zms Jhn gmoofej ck th shckt`fejkosk, hr nfn `k wmet ck th stmy men pkrskvkrk8

Bkremnkttk men F strujjokn wft` t`k fssuk ahr wkkis. F grmvkn

t`k nmy t`mt F ghuon sthp lust cmemjfej pkhpoks kxpkgtmtfhes men

stmrt kxprkssfej t`k phrtrmft ha gùrg` t`mt wms bkfej rkenkrkn he

cy `kmrt, but uotfcmtkoy F iekw F s`huon ikkp cy ghccftcket

th t`k gùrg` F wms morkmny skrvfej men F g`hsk th stmy. `k rkst

ha cy tkeurk t`krk wms auoo ha nfaafguotfks, men F hatke whenkrkn

fa F mn cmnk t`k rfj`t g`hfgk. But F rkmofzk ehw t`mt cy kmvkeoy

Amt`kr wms bkmcfej ofj`t he t`hsk nmri `hurs ha arustrmtfhe.

Men t`k nrkmc th stmrt m ekw gùrg` `mn eht nfkn.

^`k Touejk feth Nkpkenkegk he Jhn

^`k fnkm ha gùrg` pometfej wms ahjjy mt afrst. F wmset surk

F `mn ft fe ck, but w`ke ^hey mpprhmg`kn ck th nfsguss t`k


19/26

t`k gùrg` men t`k g`fùmùm goub 27

phssfbfofty m skghen tfck (matkr cy ghccftcket th t`k ht`kr

gùrg` `mn kenkn), F bkgmck chrk men chrk kxgftkn. ^`k

t`huj`t ha stmrtfej m gùrg` arhc t`k jrhuen up wms fevfjhrmt-

fej. Ft stfcuomtkn cy ketrkprkekurfmo spfrft. F wmetkn th stmrtshckt`fej ekw men arks`.

Matkr prmyfej mbhut ft, wk nkgfnkn th pomet t`k gùrg` fe m

afjurmtfvk jrmvkymrn. ^`k stmtk ha Hrkjhe fs ghesfnkrkn th bk t`k

chst uegùrg`kn stmtk fe t`k emtfhe. M gkrtmfe mrkm ha Thrtomen

fs iehwe ahr gùrg`ks stmrtfej men t`ke nyfej.

Thrtomens EZ 27rn Mvkeuk, iehwe ms ^rkeny ^`frn,

fs m pmrt-upsgmok, pmrt-bh`kcfme ghccuefty t`mt ghuon vkry

wkoo bk t`k kpfgketkr ha Tmgfafg Ehrt`wkst styok. ^`fs urbme-

ahrkstkn, pknkstrfme-arfkenoy nfstrfgt fs nkafekn chstoy by fts

s`hps, rkstmurmets, smohes, men gmas, cmey ha w`fg` mrk gmrvkn

hut ha kokjmet hon `hcks. ^`k gftys spmriofej nhwethwe men

mrtsy Tkmro Nfstrfgt mttrmgt m wfnk spkgtruc ha pkhpok yhuej

men hon, rfg` men phhr, pourmofstfg men `fjòy spfrftumo. Ft prfnksftskoa he bkfej m guoturmooy kerfg`kn mrkm ha shgfkty.

But kvke wft` moo t`mt t`fs ghccuefty mn jhfej ahr ft, ft wms

vhfn ha m t`rfvfej gùrg` t`mt akn t`k ùejry shuos ha spfrftumo

skkikrs. Tkr`mps emfvkoy, but wft` m jrkmt nkmo ha kxgftkcket, wk

fetkenkn th brfej th t`k ghccuefty t`k hek t`fej t`ky omgikn.

Zk `mn m ùcbok bkjfeefej, stmrtfej wft` afatkke arfkens

men eh cheky. Mt t`k tfck, cy wfak men F wkrk ofvfej fe t`k

suburbs ha Thrtomen, afatkke cfoks arhc t`k urbme ghccuefty

fe w`fg` hur feamet gùrg` wms ohgmtkn. Zk wkrk mosh yhuej

ehvfgk pmrkets. Hur honkst nmuj`tkr, Cfifm`, wms t`rkk men hur

she, Lmnhe, wms m ekwbhre. Zk `mn bhuj`t m afxkr-uppkr lust

sfxtkke chet`s kmrofkr, men hur wkkiken-wmrrfhr vkrsfhe ha m

rkchnko wms ekmroy ghcpoktk. Ft wms hur afrst `hck9 men fe t`kcfnst ha moo t`k bohhn, swkmt, tkmrs, men kobhw jrkmsk, ft wms hur

ofttok hmsfs.


20/26

2> t`k ekw gùrg`

Hek kvkefej, ms Bkremnkttk men F wkrk sfttfej he t`k ofvfej

rhhc sham, s`k bkjme th okt ck fe he me fcprkssfhe arhc t`k

Ohrn t`mt s`k `mn bkke prhgkssfej. Zk gmet maahrn hur `hck

sh F t`fei wk ekkn th skoo ft men chvk feth t`k ghccuefty t`mtwkrk tryfej th rkmg`.

Z`mt8 F smfn, fe s`hgi. ^`fs `hck ckmes sh cug` th

yhu, F mnnkn. (Ehtfgk `hw F put t`k heus bmgi he `kr.) Cy

fccknfmtk rksphesk wms eht fe tuek wft` w`mt s`k wms `kmrfej

arhc Jhn. Ft wms m rkmgtfhe th t`k bkmtfej cy tfey ofttok kjh wms

tmifej. Ft wms `mrn ahr ck th mncft t`mt F wms eh ohejkr gmpmbok

ha afemegfmooy prhvfnfej ahr cy amcfoy men hur `hck.

^`k nfsgussfhe wmset hvkr. ^mgtauooy, Bkremnkttk `mn

rkokmskn heoy m phrtfhe ha w`mt s`k wms prhgkssfej. Fe ghcpoktk

ùcfofty s`k ghetfeukn, F t`fei Jhn wmets us th skoo hur `hck

men moo hur phsskssfhes sh t`mt wk gme fevkst ft feth t`fs ekw

gùrg`.

F ghuon skk t`k sfegkrfty fe w`mt s`k wms sujjkstfej. ^`fschcket wms m phrtmo feth t`k shuo ha cy wfak men `kr nkvhtfhe

th `kr Ohrn men Cmstkr. Ft wms mwk-fespfrfej, men F iekw t`mt

`kr amft` nwmrakn cfek. F `mn cug` th okmre arhc `kr.

^`mt efj`t wk mjrkkn th skoo kvkryt`fej t`mt wk nfn eht sft

he, kmt he, hr sokkp he. Ft akot `msty men fevfjhrmtfej moo mt hegk.

Cfrmguohusoy, hur `husk shon wft`fe twkety-ahur `hurs. Zk `mn

kehuj` kqufty th supphrt us ahr t`rkk chet`s. Zk `mn eh fnkm

w`krk wk wkrk jhfej th ofvk, but wk wkrk gheafnket t`mt wk wkrk

`kmnfej fe t`k rfj`t nfrkgtfhe. [etfo wk ghuon afen m pomgk ha hur

hwe, wk stmykn wft` ^hey men Wkrkem, w`h ofvkn fe t`k smck

ekfj`bhr`hhn ms hur gùrg`. Zk s`mrkn ckmos, pmrtekrkn fe

rksphesfbfoftfks, men kxpkrfkegkn ofak thjkt`kr. `ksk wkrk swkkt

tfcks t`mt whuon skrvk ms m wfenhw feth w`mt wms th ghck.Hek matkrehhe, Bkremnkttk men F nrhvk t`rhuj` t`k ghc-

cuefty men prmykn mbhut m `husk t`mt wk ghuon chvk feth. ^`fs


21/26

t`k gùrg` men t`k g`fùmùm goub 2;

pmrtfguomr pmrt ha t`k gfty wms iehwe ahr fts siyrhgiktfej `hck

prfgks, sh buyfej wms eht me hptfhe. Zk pmrikn hur gmr mohej-

sfnk t`k sg`hho hur gùrg` whuon ken up usfej ms m ckktfej

pomgk. Ms wk smt t`krk prmyfej men kmtfej nfeekr (tfj`toy bun-jktkn pkmeut buttkr men lkooy smenwfg`ks), hek pmrtfguomr `hck

ahuen fts wmy feth hur ketrkmtfks. ^`k `husk wms m pkm jrkke,

cfn-gketury unhr ghevkrtkn feth m nupokx. Ft wms ohgmtkn heoy

m akw pmgks arhc t`k sg`hho prhpkrty.

Hek wkki omtkr, t`fs vkry `husk mppkmrkn he t`k ofstfejs ms m

rketmo spmgk. mifej t`fs ms m nfrkgt meswkr th prmykr, wk sfjekn

t`k ghetrmgt men chvkn fe.

Zk nfnet akko wk ghuon bk m okjftfcmtk gùrg` uetfo wk

stmrtkn haakrfej Wuenmy chrefej skrvfgks, sh wk rketkn spmgk

fe t`k kokcketmry sg`hho mgrhss arhc hur `hck, hrjmefzkn me

mcmzfej bmen, men bomeiktkn t`k mrkm wft` cmriktfej. F wms

ghevfegkn fa wk `mn me fegrknfbok gùrg` skrvfgk, pkhpok whuon

aohgi th us hegk whrn stmrtkn sprkmnfej. Ohhifej bmgi, fts kmsyth skk t`mt cy kxpkgtmtfhes wkrk m bft nkousfhemo.

Hur afrst Wuenmy fe t`k sg`hho bufonfej prhvfnkn m ùc-

bofej nhsk ha rkmofty. Zk wkrk usfej t`k sg`hhos =624s-krm

t`kmtrk, w`fg` haakrkn m uefquk mtchsp`krk ha urbmefty. ^`k

ketrmegk th t`k t`kmtrk wms aomeikn by m skt ha ghegrktk stmfrs

t`mt gmsgmnkn feth m phpuomr, g`mrcfej gfty pmri. Ft wms m bkmu-

tfauo, sueey nmy, men hur tkmc wms mexfhus. Zk `mn kvkryt`fej

nfmokn men wkrk rkmny th rkgkfvk hur afrst juksts. ^`k skrvfgk

wms prhchtkn th stmrt mt =4


22/26

21 t`k ekw gùrg`

cmjefafkn by t`k gheafrcmtfhe t`mt wk whuon stmrt t`k skrvfgk

wft` heoy twkety pkhpok.

Ms F trfkn th mcp cyskoa th spkmi th t`fs ekwoy omueg`kn

gùrg`, F ghuon bmrkoy `hon bmgi m skesk ha rklkgtfhe t`mt wms

cmifej ck akko nkvmstmtkn. F trfkn th g`moi ft up th shck hpkefej-

nmy lfttkrs. F nfnet wmet th mncft t`mt nkkp fesfnk F gmrrfkn m

nkkp whuen ha rklkgtfhe t`mt wms ketmejokn wft`fe cy fnketfty

men cy cfefstry. Fa F `mn bkke `hekst, F whuon `mvk gheaksskn

t`mt F bomckn t`k sftumtfhe he Jhn. Z`mt fa Jhn wkrk skttfej

ck up th amfo8 Z`mt fa t`fs wkrk moo m pmrt ha m `kmvkeoy rusk thtkmg` ck ùcfofty8 F wmoikn `hck t`mt nmy wft` cy fnketfty,

cy nrkmcs, men cy fnkmos mejfej by m nkofgmtk strmen ha amft`.

Zkkis pmsskn, men hur skrvfgks rkcmfekn mbhut ms phpuomr

ms Cr. Auroky fe `fs phoykstkr suft mt t`k Rkjmo Bkmjok. ^`k rkmo-

fzmtfhe t`mt hur ofttok ghccuefty ha amft` wms eht bfj kehuj`

th supphrt hur amcfoy `ft ck squmrkoy bktwkke t`k kyks. Ha

ghursk, t`fs wms meht`kr bohw th cy morkmny s`rfeifej kjh. F

wms whrifej ohej `hurs, tryfej kvkryt`fej F ghuon th jkt t`fs

vketurk haa t`k jrhuen. Wtfoo, t`k gùrg` wms heoy mbok th pmy us

$;44 m chet`, men t`mt lust wmset jhfej th gut ft.

Bkahrk ohej, F kenkn up fe m rhhc auoo ha fccfjrmets men

`fj` sg`hho nrhphuts mppoyfej ahr ahhn stmcps. Zmoifej

t`rhuj` t`k nhhrs ha t`mt jhvkrecket haafgk cmnk ck akko ofikchrk t`me lust m afemegfmo oktnhwe9 F wms bkghcfej bmeirupt

fe nfjefty. Cy skoa-rkofmegk wms strfppkn mwmy men cy chtfvks

wkrk kxphskn. F wms mejry men t`huj`t F wms chrk nkskrvfej

t`me meyhek kosk fe t`mt rhhc. Matkr moo, F `mn m lhb (lust eht m

pmyg`kgi). F wms ghevfegkn t`mt kvkryhek kosk fe t`k rhhc wms

m nkmnbkmt nkvhtkn th mbusfej t`k systkc. Fe t`mt chcket, Fwms gmptfvmtkn by Jhns w`fspkr fe cy `kmrt< Fa yhu mrk jhfej

th pmsthr t`fs gùrg`, t`ke yhu wfoo `mvk th okmre w`mt ft ckmes


23/26

t`k gùrg` men t`k g`fùmùm goub 2:

th truoy ohvk men eht skk yhurskoa ms bkttkr t`me t`k heks F mc

gmoofej yhu th rkmg`.

F iekw w`mt `mn lust tmike pomgk. Jhn `mn scmgikn ck

upsfnk t`k kmn. F thhi t`k w`fspkr ha `fs vhfgk th `kmrt heoyth afen ft wms lust t`k bkjfeefej ha cy okmrefej gurvk. ^`k ekxt

oksshe ahr ck wms t`k G`fùmùm Goub.

^`k ûrefej Thfet

Ahois fe hur ghccuefty `mn m `kfj`tkekn maakgtfhe ahr pkts, pmr-

tfguomroy nhjs. Ft wms eht ueghcche th skk m sfjefafgmet eucbkr

ha pkhpok hut kmg` nmy wft` t`kfr aurry arfkens. He Wuenmy chre-

fejs, mt t`k kxmgt smck tfck wk wkrk `mvfej gùrg`, m `menauo ha

cke men whcke jmt`krkn by t`k sg`hho tkeefs ghurts wft` t`kfr

nhjs. Matkr skvkrmo Wuenmys, F cmnk me hbskrvmtfhe mbhut w`mt

wms mppkefej t`krk< Kmg` ha t`kc hwekn m ckcbkr ha hek ha t`k

scmookst nhj brkkns fe t`k whron, emckn matkr m stmtk fe Ckxfgh.F `mn th iehw w`mt fespfrkn t`ksk ahois th jkt up hut ha bkn

kmroy he m Wuenmy chrefej th ckkt. Tkr`mps t`ky whenkrkn t`k

smck t`fej mbhut us. He cy wmy `hck arhc gùrg` hek nmy, F

mpprhmg`kn t`k g`mfe-ofei akegk t`mt kegohskn t`k tkeefs ghurts

men mnnrksskn m yhuej whcme w`h wms t`rhwfej m tkeefs bmoo

th `kr ofttok arfken.

Z`mts wft` moo t`k G`fùmùms8 F msikn.

Zkoo, m oht ha pkhpok mrhuen `krk mrk euts mbhut G`fùm-

ùms, s`k meswkrkn.

Vhu juys ghck hut `krk kvkry Wuenmy chrefej8

Vkp. Zkrk m ofttok hbsksskn hvkr t`kc, men wk kelhy ckkt-

fej thjkt`kr. F ohvk t`fs G`fùmùm Goub.

Mt afrst F t`huj`t, h kmg` t`kfr hwe. But wft`fe m akw wkkis,t`k goub `mn jrhwe fe mttkenmegk. ^`ky wkrk kxpkrfkegfej

chrk jrhwt` t`me wk wkrk.


24/26

20 t`k ekw gùrg`

Cy cfefstry sugis, F thon Bkremnkttk. M ofttok rmt nhj `ms

chrk sfjefafgmegk fe t`fs ghccuefty t`me F nh.

W`k omuj`kn men smfn ft wmset truk, but nkkp fesfnk F t`fei

s`k mosh iekw t`k bokmi rkmofty.Ft nhkset jkt mey ohwkr t`me t`fs, Fn cuttkr ms F aohue-

nkrkn fe skoa-pfty. F rmtk ohwkr t`me m nhj.

Z`mt cfj`t `mvk bkke t`k pkrakgt rkgfpk ahr m cfefstry

brkminhwe mgtumooy fespfrkn t`k rkvhoutfhe ha m cfefstry brkmi-

t`rhuj`. Rkaokgtfej he m cfssfhemo ckt`hnhohjy, F iekw t`krk

wms shckt`fej th okmre arhc t`k G`fùmùm.

Bkfej `fp nfnet whri.

Zk `mn m jrkmt Wuenmy chrefej skrvfgk. Zk put kvkryt`fej

wk `mn feth ft, `frfej shck ha t`k bkst cusfgfmes fe t`k gfty

ahr hur whrs`fp tkmc, haakrfej rkokvmet ckssmjks, usfej grk-

mtfvk mrts, brkwfej jhurckt ghaakk, men jfvfej mwmy rkmooy ghho

jfats th hur juksts (t`k akw t`mt gmck). Cmey ha cy pmsthr-

arfkens whuon mttken hur skrvfgks bkgmusk t`ky `kmrn mbhutshck ha t`k ghho t`fejs wk wkrk nhfej. ^`ky wkrk surprfskn

wk wkrk eht bustfej hut ha t`k nhhrs men sujjkstkn m supkr-

emturmo rkstrmfet cmy bk stmenfej fe t`k wmy ha hur jrhwt`. Fe

rktrhspkgt F bkofkvk t`mt fa wk `mn `mn festmet suggkss, kxpohn-

fej arhc nmy hek, wk whuon ekvkr `mvk kxpkrfkegkn t`k rkmo

oksshe Jhn `mn ahr us.

Eh cmttkr `hw `fp hur Wuenmy skrvfgk wms, ft mn m skrfhus

aomw. Ft wmset gheekgtfej wft` t`k ghccuefty fe w`fg` wk

ahuen hurskovks. F gmck th rkmofzk t`mt ft wmset sh cug` t`k

G`fùmùms t`mt chtfvmtkn pkhpok th jmt`kr, but t`k nksfrk

th bk fe ghccuefty. ^`kfr jmt`krfej rkaokgtkn m uefvkrsmo,

feemtk, nfvfekoy grkmtkn ekkn th bkohej. Fe spftk ha t`k rfvmory,

t`fs jrhup bkgmck me fespfrmtfhe th ck w`fg` jmvk ck mchrk ghcpoktk pfgturk ha w`mt fegmremtfhemo cfefstry ghuon

ohhi ofik.


25/26

t`k gùrg` men t`k g`fùmùm goub 26

Zk `mn cmnk m amtmo mssucptfhe t`mt w`mt hur skrvfgks

haakrkn wms lust w`mt pkhpok fe hur ghccuefty wkrk skmrg`fej

ahr. Ft wmset t`mt t`ky wkrket fetkrkstkn fe spfrftumo t`fejs

quftk t`k hpphsftk, mgtumooy. ^`ky wkrk ùejry ahr spfrftumokeofj`tkecket, but t`ky wmetkn th kxpkrfkegk ft fe t`k ghetkxt

ha rkomtfhes`fps, eht gùrg` skrvfgks. Hegk wk uenkrsthhn t`mt

t`ky wkrk ohhifej ahr mut`ketfg rkomtfhes`fps, wk uenkrsthhn

w`mt wk ms m gùrg` ekknkn th nh.

^`k MsgketNrmstfg g`mejks wkrk ekknkn, men F wmset surk hur tkmc

whuon auooy supphrt w`mt F `mn fe cfen men F nhet t`fei F

ghcpoktkoy uenkrsthhn w`mt F `mn fe cfen. Hur ekw mpprhmg`

whuon jh mjmfest kvkryt`fej t`mt skkckn ghevketfhemo fe tkrcs

ha t`k wmy fe w`fg` gùrg`ks typfgmooy stmrt men auegtfhe. Ft

whuon mosh ghst us t`k heoy afemegfmo supphrt wk `mn. Zft` ehbufonfej, m akw nhoomrs, men heoy m scmoo jrhup ha pkhpok, cy

prhphskn g`mejks whuon put us hut he m ofcb. ^`ky whuon

kft`kr nkafek us hr nkstrhy us but wk `mn th tmik t`mt rfsi.

F nhet akko ofik Jhn `ms gmookn us th pomet m gùrg` ahr

hurskovks, F thon cy tkmc, but F t`fei `k wmets us th stmrt

shckt`fej t`mt wfoo rkmg` t`fs `fjòy uegùrg`kn guoturk. Zk

`mvk th bk fegmremtfhemo.

^h nh t`fs, wk `mn th g`mejk hur ketfrk cfen-skt. F `mn th

chvk cy haafgk th t`k ohgmo ghaakk s`hps. Zk moo `mn th vhoue-

tkkr fe t`k ghccuefty, phurfej moo ha hur rkshurgks bmgi feth

ft. Chrk pkhpok arhc hur tkmc `mn th chvk feth t`k mrkm. Zk

kvke `mn th gohsk nhwe hur mwkshck Wuenmy skrvfgks men bkjfe

ckktfej fe `hcks.^`fejs g`mejkn ahr us. Gùrg` bkgmck m prhgkss, eht me kvket.

Zk bkjme ckktfej pkhpok w`krk t`ky wkrk men lhfefej t`kc fe


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74 t`k ekw g`urg`

t`kfr spfrftumo lhureky. Hur nkafeftfhe ha suggkss g`mejkn arhc

eucbkrs, bufonfejs, men prhjrmcs th mut`ketfgfty, rkomtfhes`fp,

men ofak g`mejk. Zk jmvk up kvkryt`fej wft` t`k `hpks ha jmfe-

fej meyhek. `k qukstfhe wms< Nfn t`fejs g`mejk ahr t`k pkhpokwk wkrk tmrjktfej8

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