It was a black bear with a crescent-shaped symmetrical white mark on its chest. It was kneeling there like a human. It was very strong and as tall as the person next to it. It closed its eyes slightly, looking very focused and pious, but a bear imitating people's prayers on this serious occasion, no matter how you look at it, you find it funny. What's interesting is that there is a blue cloth package beside it, which seems to have been carried by the black bear himself.
At this time, someone reminded his companion in a low voice: "Don't be afraid. It is a bear raised by a family called Lhasa Road on the outskirts of Bethany Town on the other side of the river. It was raised like a human. It has a very good temper and is often picked up by people in the village." The kids are bullying me." The frightened people breathed a sigh of relief.
Jesus looked at the bear and said warmly to everyone: "Don't worry, it doesn't think of itself as a bear at all. Maybe it doesn't understand what we are doing, but it is praying like us."
Until it got dark, the bear maintained a praying posture from beginning to end.
It was finally completely dark, and all the townspeople had dispersed. Only Jesus and his disciples were left under the tree. It was quiet everywhere, and the moonlight fell silently through the shadows of the trees. The bear finally stood up, held up the blue cloth package with its slightly stubby forelimbs, walked upright like a human with a pair of big bear paws, and came to Jesus.
It placed the package on the ground, leaned down and opened it with a pair of front palms. There were several sheets of bread and three apples inside. The bear is an omnivore. If it were a bear raised by humans, this would be its food, but at this moment it was dedicated to Jesus.
Jesus looked at the bread and apples and asked calmly: "Is it because you dedicate your food to me to ask for something?"
The bear couldn't speak, but he seemed to understand what Yue Su meant. He kept nodding his big head, raised his forepaws and pointed in the direction upstream on the other side of the river, with a look of pleading on his face.
The disciples were all confused. But Jesus put away the package on the ground, stood up and said, "It wants to invite me to a place. Let's go with it."
Many people have asked Jesus to treat their illnesses, even in remote villages, but this is the first time for him to follow a bear late at night. Isn't he afraid of danger in the middle of the night?
Knowing that their leader was fearless, the disciples curiously followed Jesus to the river. I saw the big bear walking into the river, spreading its limbs and swimming to the other bank. It stood up on the bank and shook its hair, obviously waiting for Yue Su and the others to pass by.
Jesus looked down at the blue cloth package in his hand and found that there were obvious teeth marks on it. The bear must have swam from the other side of the river with the package in its mouth. The food in the package was not wet.
Next, an even more miraculous thing happened. Jesus stepped onto the water with his cane and said to the disciples: "Follow me." The disciples followed Jesus cautiously, and the water on the Jordan River turned into something that could be stepped on. The road was still slightly turbulent, and everyone just walked over.
The bear turned around and walked upstream along a path, walking upright in the moonlight with unsteady steps, neither fast nor slow, just enough for Jesus and the others to keep up.
One of the disciples frowned and said: "That bear is really strong. Isn't it tired standing and walking like this? If the bear puts down its front paws and gets on all fours, it will run much faster than this. Since it is giving us Lead the way, why don¡¯t you go faster?¡±
The speaker¡¯s name was Judas, a name given to him by Jesus, but no one knew why Jesus gave his disciples such a name. Hearing the question, Jesus smiled and replied: "It is night, and it is a black bear. It does not dare to walk too fast for fear that we will lose it. Besides, if you ask it why it is standing and walking, you don't know Do you also walk upright?"
Judas was stunned and said in confusion: "I am a human being, of course I can stand and walk."
Jesus smiled again: "People can stand and walk, but newborn babies know that crawling is easier than walking. I said that the bear didn't think of itself as a bear at all. In its consciousness, it was just a bear. Thinking that it is a human being, if people stand and walk, of course it must also stand and walk."
Judas scratched the back of his head and said, "It's really interesting. How could there be such a bear?"
Jesus patiently explained: "I heard that a baby raised by wolves in the mountains will not be able to speak when he grows up, and his behavior will become like a wolf, because he does not know that he is a human and has no one to teach him. How he behaves. And this bear should have been adopted from a young age. It has never seen other bears and thinks that it is the same kind as humans, and all its behaviors are imitating humans."
When Judas heard this, his thoughts moved, and he seemed to be inspired by something. He changed the topic and asked again: "I'm afraid not all bears will be like this after being raised by humans. Not only is this bear particularly smart and docile, but also It depends on how it is treated. In fact, the same goes for people.
Dear ?Introducer, I have been thinking about something today. When you were in the town, everyone heard the same preaching you gave, but their gains were different, and their understanding and reactions were also different. Some people will be grateful to you, but others will hate you and even want to harm you. Walking on this road, I seem to have seen the future. "
Jesus is still smiling, and his expression at this moment is a bit like Aesop. He used a story to make a metaphor¡ª¡ª
"God sent a farmer to sow the seeds of all things on the earth. Some seeds fell among thorn bushes and could only grow in the gaps. He carefully avoided the thorns on the thorns, and were swallowed up by the thorns before harvesting; The seeds fall in shallow soil covered with gravel. If there is enough rain to moisten them, they can germinate, but if the environment is slightly harsh, the new seedlings will wither. Some seeds fall in fertile and suitable soil, and eventually the seeds will germinate. It is worth cultivating. I may be the farmer, and you, the disciples who follow me, are the most fertile farmland. But God sprinkled the seeds to the entire earth, with the hope of harvest, and did not favor anyone in particular. As I preach to everyone.¡±
Judas nodded, understanding what Jesus meant, and couldn't help but admire the wisdom of his guide.
However, under the cover of night, Jesus sighed again and said: "I have been to the far east, and I have heard a saying spread in an even more distant place. It was Kunlun, which is farther than Tianzhu I have been to. There was a man named Tai The man above said, "Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and treat all things as rotten dogs." I have just said so much to you, and he fully understood it in just one sentence. I am not yet at that level, and I am still searching. So. I can only talk to you about my own feelings."
Judas was thoughtful when he heard the words. He continued to follow the bear beside Jesus. The night was getting darker. After a while, he seemed to think of something again and couldn't help but said: "Dear guide, yesterday and You should be aware of what happened in the town the day before yesterday. The appearance of the injured man and the criminal was not accidental. It was clearly arranged by someone to make things difficult for you. You did not let them make things difficult for you and stuck to your beliefs. It touches more people. But if you do this, some people will hate you even more. You are like a thorn piercing their hearts. Your existence will torture them and make them unable to sleep or eat well."
Jesus looked at the staggering back of the big bear with a smile on his face. He told his disciples another metaphor: "We came to this world. Everything is strange and unknown. From strangeness to familiarity, people have various relationships while dealing with each other. . If there is such a kind of person, you have never hurt them, and you have never hindered them in doing your things. They are unwilling to accept the words you say and the stories you tell, but they feel it hurts them. I don¡¯t want you to show up, and I don¡¯t want you to say your own words anymore, so what should you do?¡±
Judas thought for a while and said, "When you said that, I remembered a lot of things. There really is such a kind of person in the world! It's not just because of the reasons you just said. They don't want to see you appear, not because you hurt them." What they are, is even the simplest reason for being funny. Maybe it¡¯s because you didn¡¯t act in the way they wanted, but you achieved your own achievements, so I feel uncomfortable when I think of you, and I feel inexplicably offended when I see you. Some kind of thrill."
Yosu, who had always been serious, now said in a joking tone: "Then let them be excited or disgusted, thinking that they have found a kind of sex! The sting in their souls is what they asked for, and you don't have to run away from it. Or change myself. My appearance is only to guide those who are willing to accept guidance. I will not come or go according to their hopes. To be honest, do you think I will care? If you don¡¯t have that kind of soul, I will feel sorry for you if you sting me."
Judas blinked, thinking carefully about Jesus' words, and said nothing along the way.
That night, in the town on the other side of the river, the priests in the temple were already a little angry. When they heard that Jesus had crossed the river, they unanimously decided to send a message to the elders of Salem immediately, accusing Jesus of using the power of Satan to control people's hearts.
Yosu had no idea about this, but Metanzo and Link, who were following him secretly, knew it clearly. The two angels murmured in secret, and Metanzo said: "Are these priests looking for death? They live in Aloha's holy imagination, and they actually want to use Aloha's name to frame Aloha who came to the world. !¡±
Link said: "It seems that Yue Su doesn't know about it yet. Since we two have bumped into each other, we have to take care of it, right?"
Metazos replied: "Don't worry. After the messenger sets off, we will capture him on the way. We will throw it to Jesus together with the secret message he sent, which can be regarded as a reminder."
Of course, Jesus, who was on his way, didn¡¯t know the plan of the two angels. By this time, the sky was getting brighter, and they actually followed a black bear that walked upright and trekked all night long! One of the disciples said, "How come it's so far away? Where does this bear want to take us?"
Joseph shook his head and said: "I don't know where it is going to take us, but it is obvious that it walked a long way to find me. This is not easy for a bear!"
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