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She was shining now, her body a profile of illuminated light against the darkness. She wept as she saw the light within her begin to escape from her mouth, expanding as quickly as she released it. She exhaled faster now, breathing more rapidly in an effort to release more light. She was surprised at how well it blocked and then overcame the darkness. Thick, acrid blackness gave way to wonderful, aromatic light.
She could see again, and she saw where they had gone wrong. They had unwittingly left the most important One out of their attempt at marriage. She hoped that He had not left, that He had not given up on them as easily as they had given up on one another. She bowed her head to pray and found her prayer answered before she could even breathe the words. She was standing in His hands. He had been the One holding her in the darkness, and He was holding her now. He had never left. They had simply stopped seeing Him.
She was awake now, and in the stillness of the night she could hear her husband breathing. But now, it didn’t bother her. She was too busy thanking her First Love.
