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Chapter 27

           Buttheangelsknewsee’emtherearoundhim?Thenextsceneishisfirstmiracle,whenayoungsinnerinthecountryschoolheattendedshotdownapoorlittlebirdie?andhepickeditupandstrokeditanditflewawayunharmed.Seetheschoolhousebehind?NowitkindofjumpsalittleandI’llhavetoturnmyback.Butallof’emaredatedforeachholyeventinhislife."SheexplainedhowGeorgehadnothadabarecanvastoworkwithwhenfirstthegreatopuswasstartedsincetheyhadbothbeensinnersandyoungPatriciaalreadyrathermuchtattooed?howwithgreateffortandinspiredgeniusGeorgehadbeenabletoturn"TheAttackonPearlHarbor"into"Armageddon,"and"SkylineofNewYork"into"TheHolyCity."

           "But,"sheadmittedcandidly,"eventhougheverysingleoneofthemisasacredpicturenow,itdidkindofforcehimtoskiparoundtofindenoughbareskintorecordinlivingfleshawitnesstoeachmilestoneintheearthlylifeofourprophet.Hereyouseehimpreachingonthestepsoftheungodlytheologicalseminarythatturnedhimdownthatwasthefirsttimehewasarrested,thebeginningofthePersecution.Andonaround,rightonmyspine,youseehimsmashingidolatrousimages?andnextyouseehiminjail,withtheholylightstreamingdownonit.ThentheFaithfulFewbustintothejail-"

           TheReverendFosterhadrealizedearlythat,whenitcametoupholdingreligiousfreedom,brassknucks,clubs,andawillingnesstotanglewithcopswasworthfarmorethanpassiveresistance.

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