A Paradise Lost

The Queen and I

They were sailing for one week looking for the next country that they were going to explore. While sailing, their ship was caught in the middle of the storm. They badly needed to dock their ship on dry shore.

“Igor, have you found a dry land where we can temporarily stay? We could not sail further with this storm.” Queen Raya asked anxiously.

“I’ve found a dry land but I wonder why the people standing on the shore are so massive. They should look like a dot since we are still far away from them.”

Queen Raya looked through the telescope. Just like what Igor saw, the seven people standing on shore seemed bigger than normal people even though they were far away from them.

“Aren’t they?” Queen Raya trembled.

“Giants?” Igor verified.

“I would rather die by drowning in the ocean than be eaten by these ruthless creatures.”

“I could not agree more.”

“Everyone, we will stir our ship away from the shore. We cannot land on the shore since it is filled with giants.”

All the warriors were murmuring among themselves. Most of them were scared for their lives. They all wanted to go back home. Some of them regretted for joining the adventure. They were afraid that none of them would be left to tell their tales to their families and friends.

“Calm down, everyone. I understand that the adversaries were facing right now is massive and we may not stand any chance of getting out alive. It is either we will be eaten by the giants or we will drown in the deep ocean while fighting our way through the storm. I want you all to remember, that despite of the ruthless giants and the raging storm were facing right now, there is still nothing compared to our BIG GOD and that is YAHWEH! I cannot assure you that we will be able to defeat all our enemies but there is only one thing I know for sure: If we put our trust to Yahweh, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, the Name Above All Names, He will be the One who will fight our battle and all our enemies will fall down. Now, I want you all to put your trust to Yahweh, go to your respective stations and leave the wheel to Captain Igor. Just keep on rowing even though you don’t know where our ship will be heading. Always remember to put your trust to Yahweh only and never cease praying to Him and He will surely guide our paths. Do you understand?!”

“Aye, my queen!” They all said in unison.

“In the Name of Yahweh, we will be victorious against our enemies! He will give us the same victory that he gave to King David against Goliath. If David was able to defeat Goliath, so do we against our enemies! To whom our you going to put your trust in times of adversity?!”

“To Yahweh!” They responded in unison.

“Louder! To whom are you going to lean on?!”

“To Yahweh!”

“I can’t hear you! Who will only give us victory today and for the rest of our days?!”

“Yahweh, alone, will give us victory!” They shouted with an assurance that they are going to win the battle for Yahweh was with them.

“Captain Igor will be the one to hold the wheel and I will be the one to stay in the stern. Don’t worry about me. I can take good care of myself. You will do nothing but row the ship. Is that clear?!”

“Aye, My Queen!”

Queen Raya sent a signal to the rest of the four ships instructing them to sail away from the shore. The four captains of the four ships understood her message. They also saw the giants standing on the shore. Most of them already turned their ships away from the shore even before Queen Raya had instructed them to do so.