Breastplate of Righteousness: Armor of God, #2

By Theresa Linden

Based on the Scriptural armor of God, Breastplate of Righteousness is book two in the Catholic children's fantasy-adventure chapter book Armor of God series.

 

George Pennington needs to earn the next piece of armor!

 

He's a student at the Knights School for Boys and Girls, and he's already earned The Belt of Truth. Maybe one day he'll actually become a knight! A storm is coming, and George's friend Henry needs help. Henry accidentally made a hole in the roof, and they must repair it now! George's father won't let him go because of the weather, but his friend really needs him. What is George to do? He must make the right choice because he desperately wants the next piece of armor: The Breastplate of Righteousness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Silver Fire Publishing
• Release date: May 10, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393920069

Theresa Linden

Theresa Linden is the author of award-winning Catholic fiction that weaves the natural with the supernatural. Her faith inspires the belief that there is no greater adventure than the realities we can't see, the spiritual side of life. She hopes that her stories will spark her readers' imaginations and awaken them to the power of faith and grace. Her books include the Chasing Liberty dystopian trilogy, the West Brothers contemporary young adult series, Tortured Soul (a purgatory soul story), the Armor of God children's books, short stories in Image and Likeness: Literary Reflections on the Theology of the Body, and a story in each of the Catholic Teen Books Visible & Invisible anthologies. She is a member of the Catholic Writers Guild and CatholicTeenBooks.com. Her books can be found on Catholic Reads and Virtue Works Media. A wife, retired homeschooling mom, and Secular Franciscan, she resides in northeast Ohio with her family.

Book preview

Dear Reader,

The breastplate of a Roman soldier’s armor protected very important parts of a soldier’s body, especially the heart! Without the breastplate, a soldier risked being mortally wounded.

The same is true of the armor of God! This piece of armor protects the heart. Jesus once said, If you love me, you will keep my commandments. Living a righteous life protects us from the attacks of the enemy and lets us prove our love for Jesus! 

I pray that you grow in your love for Our Lord Jesus Christ and that He fills you with His grace and blessing.

Happy reading,

Theresa Linden

Copyright

Copyright © 2019 by Theresa A. Linden

Breastplate of Righteousness has received the Catholic Writers Guild Seal of Approval.

All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events or places is purely coincidental.

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2020907735

Paperback ISBN-13: 978-1734992908

Second Edition, Silver Fire Publishing, June 2023

Cover: Theresa Linden

Illustrator: Nihal Dungdung

Editor: Carolyn Astfalk

Ephesians 6:13-17

"Therefore, put on the armor of God,

that you may be able to resist on the evil day and,

having done everything, to hold your ground.

So stand fast with your loins girded in truth,

clothed with righteousness as a breastplate, and

your feet shod in readiness for the gospel of peace.

In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield,

to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

And take the helmet of salvation and the

sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God."

Falling

Nine-year-old George Pennington couldn’t shake the feeling that he would fall. He sat on a sturdy branch of one of his favorite climbing trees. The blue sky winked through the canopy of leaves. No wind blew, and the sky showed no chance of rain. He could do this.

He checked the fabric strips tied under his knees. They secured his legs to tall stilts. George positioned his feet on the stubby branches that served as footrests. Taking a breath, he looked around.

His best friends Robyn Saint-Clair and Henry Hayward watched from below. He even spotted a few other kids from Knight School for Boys and Girls.

His chest swelled at the thought of the first piece of armor he had earned at school: The Belt of Truth. What piece of armor would they get a chance to earn next? He couldn’t wait to find out.

Not ready to take his first step, George continued to look around.

Many shopkeepers had even come out to observe the spectacle. Helena the Seamstress stood with her daughters Alice and Eleanor on the porch of her shop. Alice covered her mouth with her hand. Her wide eyes made her seem ready to laugh if George fell.

Arthur the Blacksmith leaned a shoulder against the post outside the candlemaker’s shop. He folded his arms across his chest. And he watched. He was always watching. He knew everything that happened on Middle Street.

Brother Coll even stood watching— Oh wait! No. He was chasing a . . . a bantam rooster?

You can do it, George, Robyn shouted. She always encouraged him. They met on the first day of Knight School, and she had been encouraging him ever since.

What are you waiting for? Henry asked. He stood near the tree. Hair the color of muddy straw hung in his eyes. He peered up at George.

George clutched the top of the stilts and took a deep breath. Then he leaned his weight