Monday, January 24, 2011

God knew he would be of service


Using bottled water, Zeitoun cleaned up and prayed on the roof. He crawled into the tent, his body aching but his mind alive, playing back the events of the day. He and Frank really had saved that woman, hadn’t they? They had. It was a fact. They had brought four others to safety too. And there would be more to do tomorrow. How could he explain to Kathy, to his brother Ahmad, that he was so thankful he had stayed in the city? He was certain he had been called to stay, that God knew he would be of service if he remained. His choice to stay in the city had been God’s will.

Zeitoun by Dave Eggers. Random House, Inc. 2010.

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