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Chapter Ten<br />

Marla and Gide<strong>on</strong> just sat <strong>the</strong>re staring at me when <strong>the</strong><br />

door closed. Finally Marla asked, “Well, what do you think,<br />

John?”<br />

“Think? What do I think? This is probably <strong>the</strong> most inc<strong>on</strong>ceivable<br />

thing that has ever happened to me and you’re<br />

asking me what I think? It’s impossible for me to think at all.”<br />

“Accept this with an open mind,” said Gide<strong>on</strong>, “and<br />

you’ll find <strong>the</strong>re are different ways to approach life.”<br />

There was a tremendous sense of peace and joy when<br />

he was near and, yet, I still could not c<strong>on</strong>sciously bring myself<br />

to believe that he was The God. He walked over to his chair<br />

and sat down. Looking me straight in <strong>the</strong> eye, he said, “John,<br />

you d<strong>on</strong>’t really believe all of this, do you?” It was more a<br />

statement than a questi<strong>on</strong>.<br />

“Well, I must admit that I’m puzzled.”<br />

“I am God. I am Alpha and Omega, <strong>the</strong> beginning and<br />

<strong>the</strong> end, First Cause, Jehovah, Yahweh, Yeshua, Allah. I am I,<br />

Lord God Almighty, The First Force. What did you expect to<br />

see? What do you think God should look like? An old bearded<br />

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