Redeeming-Love-By-Francine-Rivers

Thirty-four
Come, let us return to the Lord;
for he has torn, that he may heal us;
he has stricken, and he will bind us up.
H O S E A 6:1
“Paul!” Miriam flew from the cabin to throw her arms around his neck,
weeping in joy. “Oh, I’ve missed you so much!” She kissed every part of his
face she could reach. He laughed and kissed her mouth, feeling the pieces
inside himself come back together again. He was home! All the tension of
the past weeks, the guilt of the months before evaporated. She pressed closer
to him, and other emotions surged through his body. Having Miriam in his
arms again was heady indeed.
When he released her, she was flushed and breathless. She had never
looked so beautiful to him. He looked her over and saw her pregnancy was
beginning to show. “My, how you’ve grown,” he said, rubbing the bulge.
She laughed and put her hand over his. “Did you find her?”
“In San Francisco.” His heart lightened even more at the look in Miriam’s
eyes.
She smiled up at him tenderly. “I can see things worked out.” She looked
relieved and delighted. Her anger with him was completely forgotten.
“Where is she?” she asked, looking past him.
“She wanted to sit for a few minutes up the road. I think she’s preparing
herself for an ordeal. She’s hardly said a word the last two days traveling.
She’s changed, Miriam.”
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