Chapter 23 - Page 330 - Field Of Flowers

   Behind her, Jim began to sing. The keyboard operator quickly joined in. "Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me."

   With lowered head, Rhasha turned to gaze at Jim as the congregation joined him in song: " I once was lost, but now I'm found, was blind, but now I see." Rhasha resumed her walk toward the altar. Tears of happiness filled her eyes. "Was grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace, my fears relieved."

   Jim didn't realize it, but as he sang, he began walking rapidly toward Rhasha. Everyone in the congregation rose. Tears glistened on every face.

   "How precious does that grace appear, the hour I first believed."

   Rhasha saw Jim walking toward her and waited for him. The congregation stopped singing as Jim clasped Rhasha's hand, and they gazed into each other's eyes. Rhasha, caught up in the words to the song, began to sing. Jim stopped singing. Now Rhasha's voice was the only voice heard.

   "Through many dangers, tolls and snares, I have already come. It's grace that brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home."

   Rhasha fell silent when she saw that Jim had stopped singing. Jim began singing again. "When we've been there ten thousand years, bright, shining as the sun." He continued to gaze into her eyes as he sang. "We've no less days to sing God's praise, than when we first began."

   Rhasha hung her head as Jim kissed her on the forehead. The congregation began singing again as Jim walked with Rhasha to the altar. "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me."

   Shanha ran up the aisle to be with Jim and Rhasha. Francis followed. Every person in the congregation, still singing, stepped one by one into the aisle to follow Jim and Rhasha to the altar. "I once was lost, but now I'm found, was blind, but now I see."