The Narrow Path

By Elaine Scarver

The Narrow Path is about forgiveness. It is easy to say that you forgive someone, but since it is almost impossible to forget when you are offended, "true" forgiveness is extremely difficult to release. Scripture says you should forgive someone who wronged you seventy times seven times. Jesus is not saying to forgive 490 times; he's talking about forgiving in the most extreme situations—for example, the 430 years of the Israelites' captivity in Egypt. The Narrow Path explores a situation when two men meet along a path (one is a murderer, the other the victim) in a place where time has no meaning. Jesus forgave even the people who crucified him (Luke 23:34), but we sometimes cannot forgive even the slightest wrong against us. We must remember that the path to heaven is very narrow, so if you have an unforgiving and bitter heart, you cannot receive the kingdom of heaven. Can you love your enemy enough to forgive him? Overcoming an unforgiving heart cannot be done without the Holy Spirit because he provides the fruit: love, peace, joy, patience, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, kindness, and self-control. The Narrow Path tells the story of a case of forgiving a difficult wrong and repenting and how God forgives us as well.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: Aug 7, 2020
• ISBN: 9781647012816

Elaine Scarver

Elaine Scarver was born in Detroit, Michigan and has recently accepted the call to be a deaconess at Agape Community Church in Lancaster, California. She has worked for 30 years in the aerospace industry as a project manager. When she is not writing heartfelt inspirational stories, she spends her time reading and traveling the world. A Ray of Hope-New Beginnings is her second novel and the first part of the Ray of Hope trilogy.

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Chapter 1

November 18, 1988

It’s a cold, snowy November night, inside a small pub in the city, where two people—a man named Lou, and his girlfriend, Jen—have been drinking most of the night. The night was still young, and they were looking for something exciting to do. Everyone in the little pub in which Lou worked had gone for the night, and it had gotten pretty quiet. No more obscene jokes are being lured at the patrons, no more drinks being ordered. It was quiet and boring for the two people, one behind the bar, and the other sitting there in her seat, wondering what to do next. There was still another hour or two before the bar would be officially locked up for the night. The weather outside was brisk, and the snow was coming down pretty hard, so it wasn’t likely that business was going to perk