Switchblade Salvation!
Soul Snack 9/137 ... Switchblade salvation!
Across nearby darkness the opening snap of a switchblade commanded attention. A menacing alert now raised to an unseen foe behind him.
Muscles rigid and a mind with keen focus still left him completely unsure of his next action. Stillness and obedience seemed now the far superior option. A frozen body and a racing mind is the best he could currently deliver. Behind his darting eyes his thoughts soon hit overdrive. Strangely, eerily time now seemed to drag.
Fear cavorted through his body in an unrestrained dance - he waited, he wearied and he weakened.
Deftly an unhindered and unseen hand scours the left pocket of his well used sports jacket. His wallet is removed and the still anonymous assailant flees unseen into the safety of darkness.
This he was unprepared for. He had never been robbed. He had never felt so much fear. He had never suffered such great loss.
As his knees steadied and his soul slowed - he began a calculating reason - how could this have been prevented?
So you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him. (Mt 24:44)