The Tunic (Part 13)

(The Tunic is a fictional story based on the Passion of Jesus. The story began on post March 18, 2019.)

  Cato continued to search for the truth.  Day after day he searched for the body of Jesus without success. Even Jesus' closest disciples couldn't  be found.  All these unknowns made Cato very nervous.  He managed to find a small house just outside of Jerusalem in Bethany for Livia and Remus to live until things settled down. Cato still feared he may be punished for his role in Jesus' crucifixion.
  As the days turned into weeks, Cato found that people were more willing to speak about Jesus.  Cato was surprised to discover that Jesus was a man of peace and compassion.  His miracles were even more numerous than Cato had originally thought.  With each passing story, Cato yearned to learn more.  Jesus was far more interesting than Cato had imagined. His death made absolutely no sense.  
  Livia was not pleased with the move to Bethany.  She desperately wanted to learn more about Jesus.  She was afraid that living outside of Jerusalem would prevent her from ever meeting the risen Jesus.  Each night Livia would pray,  "Jesus make yourself known to me. I desire to spend my life thanking you."
  Remus seemed to adjust more quickly to the move.  He was always so happy now.  He was eager to discover the world.  Previously, he had thought his life would consist of sitting in a chair and watching the world go by.  Now that he was free of pain, every day offered unlimited possibilities.
  A week after they had moved to Bethany, Remus asked Livia if he could take a morning walk.  "Just promise me you will be careful and not go too far," pleaded Livia as she attended to her household chores.
  "Don't worry, I promise to be good," Remus replied with a smile.  As he made his way down to the end of a long road, he noticed two woman struggling with their basins of water.  "Could I help you carry your water?"  he asked.
  The women smiled.  "Thank you so much.  We are blessed to have a strong young man help us."
  Remus flashed the women a big smile.  He liked thinking of himself as strong.  "Well I wasn't always this strong," Remus answered.  "Before Jesus healed me, I could barely walk."
   "You know Jesus, too?!  Oh, we would love to hear how Jesus healed you.  Jesus is a close friend of ours.  He healed our brother as well.  Please tell us your story."
  Remus told the women about the fire and how he had been badly burned. "Walking hurt so much.  Usually I just sat, and sometimes, even doing nothing was painful.  Then my mom placed Jesus' tunic on me and I felt something change in me.  And now I can walk and run and carry heavy stuff! I'm healed!"
  The women were fascinated with Remus.  "Remus we made some fresh bread this morning.  Perhaps we could bring some to your mother. We would love to meet her and talk more about your healing."
  "Fresh bread sounds delicious!" replied Remus. "My mom and I are trying to learn more about Jesus.  Maybe you could tell us what he is like?"
  "We would love too!" answered Martha.  

(to be continued....)

-Susan