Back
in the first month, Janet was quick to set aside time on Sunday for her bible
study. Thankfully, like most grocery stores, we have a collection of paperback
books, a few hardcover books, and an assortment of magazines. Well, there was
also a small collection of bibles and religious books for sale. I do think that
the collection of magazines and books will be important to help keep everyone’s
mind occupied. There are enough titles to keep even the most ardent readers
occupied for quite a while. I cannot guarantee that any of those harlequin
romance novels will be worth your time but I digress…
So
pretty quick, Janet – being so strong in her faith – was one of the first to
seek out the bibles amongst the rack. She has started out a bible study group
that meets after breakfast on Sundays.
Don’t
get me wrong. It is not like I am a nonbeliever or anything. I believe in God.
I cannot remember the last time I was in a church. I don’t like to get lost in
the whole ecumenical arguments. I will just say that I believe in a higher
power and just leave it at that. Now, Janet’s faith is pretty darn strong.
And
after the conversations that I have had with Janet, you cannot help but stop
and wonder. I mean what the hell are these things? Is this God’s punishment? Is
this some grand scheme, Armageddon, end of the world scenario or is it all just
happenstance and chance that has left us alive at the end of the world?
Isn’t
there something about the rapture where God calls home the souls of the
believers? Could it be that these zoms are just soulless creations that are the
result of a rapturing?
It
is probably best not to even consider something like this as I have no way of
confirming my suspicions. Maybe I need to sit in on some of the study sessions
with Janet. I guess it could be a miracle and a blessing that we have survived
this long.
But
when you look around at the world at the state of affairs in the world right
now, it is pretty easy to convince yourself that the Almighty has forsaken us.
Again, probably best not to think about it. All it will do is drag me down…
