Asher the unpredictable gift

Chapter 3

Asher's heart at settled she became calm and relaxed. Asher sighed as she began, "I would like to ask someone to please help me to ask forgiveness."

Abdiel answered, "You are a mighty woman, I will certainly allow you to forgive, come with me. I have been waiting for years for this to finally come at last." Abdiel grabbed Asher's hand and led her to a curtain she pulled away the curtain and then she opened the door which was behind the curtain and brought herself and Asher inside the room. She shut and locked the door behind her. Asher sat down along with Abdiel. Abdiel As  was sitting down she asked Asher, "what sins do you need forgiveness and cleansing and forgiveness by God. For I ask you to ask forgiveness to God for all your sins you have committed." Asher closed her eyes and remember what she had done in the past and confessed these sins. She remembered when she stole the money from the people of the community. Including all the food, jewelry, clothing, and other things as well. She then remembered when she had disobeyed her authority of the temple. She asked forgiveness for the other sins she had committed in her lifetime.

 mentioned, "go retrieve a sacrificial animals needed; the animals are residing in the stables, don't worry about payment at this moment it will be taken care of later." She walked over to the end of the room. She opened the door and whispered, "you can take this route to the stable, you will easily find your way to the stables."

Asher walked outside and began walking and searching for the stable. She was walking on the torch lit streets of the city which was darkened by the night. She could feel the gentle breeze drifting cool air into the city. She walked and saw the stable not too far ahead. She took her final steps until she arrived to the stable. She received the animals needed for the sacrifice. As she was leaving the stable and walking back to the temple to continue the process of cleansing oneself. She suddenly saw the prophet she had met earlier and she tried flee in a another direction leading to the stable. He heard her creating noise from her movements along with the ram she was leading. He turned his head and saw her. He walked toward her and he seemed to recognize her. He mentioned, "Greetings, I am a prophet and my name is Abijah which means: "my father is Yahweh." Why were you stealing from your own community? Why did you steal the purse which held my money. I ask, gently and mercifully to return the money to me. For I am sparing you from trouble. For I see you are going to cleanse and redeem yourself from your sins."

He laid out his hand to allow Asher to return the coin purse. Asher reached into her pocket and then placed the coin purse in his hands. Along with her coins from her own purse.

The prophet then was surprised, he spoke suddenly, "why did you return my own purse which held my coins along with coins from your own purse. You can keep your own coins for I am forgiving you and showing mercy. You have committed good acts."

Asher explained, "I have stolen from a prophet who speaks truth and has loyalty with his God spreading his message. I will pay not what I only have stolen but also the coins I hold within my purse. For I shall pay more than what was expected to be paid."

Abijah answered, "May God bless you and your heart. May he fulfill your desires and when the day comes, I will see you again. I must return to the house at which I'm staying." Abijah nodded his head and wished her farewell they parted from one another's presence through the dark of night. Asher returned to the temple and waited in the sacrificial area for Abdiel. Abdiel soon arrived to Asher, they then started the offering. She was nearly forgiven of her sins. She was sent back into the temple. She collected all the stolen currency she had taken from the community. She had also collected all her own money and placed the currency at the altar. She then prayed and Abdiel joined her and then finished proceeding to finish the process of forgiveness. She then prayed in the temple at the altar.Then suddenly there was a knock at the door. The nearest priest ran to open the door. Asher finished praying and looked behind herself past her shoulders. She watched as the guards stepped inside.

The guards asked, "where is the thief who stole the money of the community?"

Asher hesitated in silence.

Abdiel walked over and proclaimed to the guards, "She has forgiven her sins therefore making herself right and pure with the Lord. Please show mercy upon her. She has made herself just and right.

The guards mentioned, "we must carry our orders carried out by the king himself, he has become furious with the complaining of the people. We must do what needs to be done."

Asher stood up and turned around. She walked past all the priest and next to Abdiel and laid out her wrists and then take me as I am. I surrender myself to the king's will and orders. They guards pulled out the rope and tied the ropes to the wrists of Asher. Asher gave a farewell to her mother and Abdiel. She the parted from inside the temple. The prophet witnessed this and he watched from a distance while Asher was taken to the king's place.