JOE: Please stand, my brother. Come close to me.
(J.D. stands, and Joe descends his tower to stand with him.)
SPINNER: And so Joe descended his tower and approached his family
that he had not seen for so long. They were terrified, but Joe's
words were full of kindness and love.
JOE: It was God who sent me—to save lives—the lives of the people
on the beach, people on the mainland—and especially your
lives. Remember how Great-Grandpa Abe used to say that the
whole world was going to be blessed through our family?
J.D.: I do remember. Forgive us, Joe. What we did was very wrong.
JOE: Yes, your actions were meant to hurt, but God meant them for
good. And now tell me about our father. Is he still living? Did
he survive the storm?
(Papa Jake comes out of the crowd.)
PAPA JAKE: Indeed he did!
(general amazement all around)
SPINNER: The man who had come to ask for food for an entire village
was none other than Papa Jake himself!
ANNETTE: Papa! We didn't know what happened to you!
PAPA JAKE: When I finally got home after the storm, the restaurant was
gone—and so were all of you! I prayed you had found some
place safe to stay. Then everyone told me the story about this
beach … and a very wise man who understood dreams and
stored up food so that everyone who came to him was saved.
JOE: No, Papa. It was God who interpreted the dreams, it was God
who told us to store food, and it was God who saved lives. God
has been with me all of this time, just like you told me He was
also with you.
PAPA JAKE: Yes, and He's brought us together again.
(general rejoicing, hugging, etc.)
52
For
Preview
Only
