Today is Good Friday , the day that Jesus was crucified. Below is part of my story “SOFIA, HOW IT BEGAN” . Sofia is a fallen angel who fell to earth during the first battle between good and evil. She lost her wings and is condemned to an eternal existence as she tries to redeem her soul and rightful place under God’s gaze. If you’d like to read more of how her story began you can read here. It’s a rough outline of a work in progress.
The Crucifixion
The sky had gone unexpectedly black and there was thunder and lightning ! The woman and the child stood at the foot of the young man’s cross the child shaking with fear the woman talking, beseeching as if there was someone else there. One of the Roman soldiers spat and said to no one in particular ” Who is that, she has dragged that child here, two steps behind this ‘King of the Jews ‘ since he left Pilots house.”
Sofia was unaware of the weather and her surroundings she was there to support the man, the boy , the babe she had followed every step of his life. Except for his mother she was, of his followers, the closest to him ….. *The pain that had wrecked her body since that day in the market she now was sharing with the man.
She kept reaching out to touch his foot but each time she did Gabriel or one of his brothers stepped forward to stab at her hand. She was bleeding from both hands and her shoulder where the angry angels had struck her. She spoke softly to the man asking for his forgiveness and offering to take on all his pain. The man looked like he had weakened once or twice but each time he went to speak to her Gabriel would lash out at her causing more blood to flow.
Suddenly as if awakening from a dream she knelt down to comfort the child. “Don’t worry Nadia , remember he has taught us all that he is going to his father’s house and we too shall join him there.” The child looked into Sofia’s eyes and asked “why are you in so much pain? I don’t understand I am frightened!” Sobbing Nadia buried her head in Sofia’s cloak “why does he not listen to you, why do the others hurt you” Who” asked Sofia shocked “what others” Wiping her eyes Nadia shouted angrily. “Those men in white with swords of fire and white wings and faces of stone when they look at you”
“It is a long story I shall tell you all” replied Sofia but not here.
It was early afternoon in reality but it was still as black as night up on the hill at Calgary. Sofia and Nadia still held their vigil the child crying for the man she had come to love who she and Sofia had shadowed faithfully over the last two years since her mother had died and she had found Sofia. Sofia her body, shuddering in pain, cried too for the world.
Later
A group of women approached, among them Mary the man’s mother and Mary Magdeline a well known whore who had given up all her hard earned wealth and her work to follow the man. He had that effect on lots of people and not only women, just look at his close twelve known as the Apostles. All of them fishermen from Galilee they had just up and left all to follow the young man.
As the group arrived they embraced Sofia and Nadia. Mary thanked them for staying with her son. “He is still suffering ” said Sofia . As she spoke Mary ( the mother) looking at her had a strange feeling of recollection just out of reach. Then as Sofia bent forward to kiss her on the cheek recollections flooded into her head. “Sofia” she cried “it’s you, where have you been” Taking her hand Sofia replied “I have been either at your side or one step behind you, I never left , you just did not see me. “The angels moved to separate the two women but the man on the cross silently stopped them.
Sofia told them that she must take the child away to rest , Mary held on to her hand “please do not leave me again Sofia I need you” Sofia saw Gabriel over Mary’s shoulder his look was like stone but Sofia took her gaze from him and looking into Mary’s face she promised she would stay this time and she meant it!
Leading Nadia away Sofia made her way down the hill, as she passed the lead Centurion he whispered in his ear “Give the order to stab the “King of the Jews in the side”. As they climbed down to the road Sofia heard the voice of the centurion barking out the order……
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