Choose You This Day

By Laura Ware

Captain Servius Livius serves the Roman Empire without question. When he is called to locate and arrest a Christian named Daniel he hears and obeys. But his encounter with this man will force him to reconsider all he thought he knew.

LAURA WARE’s column “Laura’s Look” runs weekly in the News Sun (Highlands County). Along with her numerous epublished works she has sold several short stories to various publications; one appeared in a Pocket Books anthology. Laura lives in Central Florida.

• Language: English
• Publisher: JJ Press
• Release date: Jul 27, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301599950

Laura Ware

Laura Ware writes in a variety of genres. Her novels are mostly inspirational fiction, although she is currently working on a fantasy series as well. Her short fiction ranges from mainstream to fantasy/science fiction and several things in between. Her stories have been published in a number of Fiction River anthologies, including Past Crime, Last Stand, Editor’s Choice and Feel the Fear. Laura also writes a weekly column for the Highlands News-Sun and her essay “Touched by an Angel” was published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Random Acts of Kindness in 2017.

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CHOOSE YOU THIS DAY

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CHOOSE YOU THIS DAY

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Choose You This Day Copyright © 2013 by Laura Ware

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Servius Livius was finishing his lunch of bread and cheese when he was summoned to see the procurator. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand, put on his red-plumed helmet and hurried through the common hall where citizens waited to conduct business with a representative of the Roman Empire.

The procurator was in a room set aside for him in the Praetorium whenever he came to Jerusalem. A long table under a window was covered in scrolls. Procurator Florus, a short balding man was sitting behind a desk, also littered with scrolls. He was reading one as Livius entered.

Livius stood at attention, waiting. Finally the procurator put down the scroll and looked up at him. Ah. Captain Livius. Your commander has good things to say about you.

Thank you, sir, Livius replied. He glanced at the bronze eagle that hung on the wall behind Florus. I serve the Emperor.

Of course you do, Florus said with a wave of his hand. Tell me, Captain, what do you think of this city? Tell me honestly.

Livius thought a moment. In truth he found Jerusalem to be hot, dusty, and contentious. In darker moments he wondered which god he had offended to be stationed here.

But honesty or no, he did not think it wise to express such thoughts. It is not Rome, sir.

Florus chuckled. No. It is not. He grew serious again. You have heard, I imagine, of this sect called Christians?

Livius frowned. It is hard not to hear of them, sir. Lord Nero has charged them with burning Rome. They are a despicable people, engaging in cannibalism and all manner of evil.

Florus nodded. "Indeed. The Jews and the Greeks here agree on little,