Chapter 22 - Page 312 - Shanha Talks To Jesus

   Jim had a mental picture of God sitting on his throne. He could see Jesus sitting on his right-hand side. Jim asked God to speak to Rhasha's heart, whispering his prayer softly at first, but as he prayed, his voice rose until he was talking normally. Rhasha could hear every word he said. "Father," Jim pleaded, "I pray everyone here loves you as much as I do, and will serve you from this day on. You know how much I love Rhasha. I only love you and Jesus more."

   When Rhasha heard what Jim said, she opened her eyes and looked at his face. She knew he couldn't possibly know how much she loved him. Rhasha could see tears in his eyes, and knew Jim was speaking to God from his heart.

   "Father," he said, "Rhasha and Shanha are the most important people on earth to me, and it would break my heart if I went to heaven and they didn't."

   Reverend Morris was still praying, but at this point, neither Jim nor Rhasha heard a word he said. "Father," Jim continued, "I had a dream that Rhasha and I would get married. I don't want to be with her just until death parts us. I pray that we can be together through eternity."

   This was the first time Rhasha had ever heard Jim say anything about getting married. Tears trickled down her cheeks. Reverend Morris was still praying and Jim was still talking to God, but now Rhasha couldn't hear either of their prayers. She was saying a prayer of her own. She prayed the way Jim had taught her-she conjured a mental picture of God sitting on his throne.

   "Father," she said silently, "please forgive me of my sins and have mercy on my soul. Please help me to understand how Jesus was given the power to cause me to go to heaven just by believing in him. I love you, Father, and I know you're real. I've seen the miracles you've done for us and I know you do them because you love us."