Joshua and the Children [Paperback]

The Story Continues...
Joseph F. Girzone has woven another magical story, a modern-day parable, inJoshua and the Children,which gracefully continues the teachings and inspirations from his previous bestseller,Joshua.A stronger Joshua arrives in a deceptively ordinary village only to witness the doings of unscrupulous leaders and violent people. The children are the first to recognize that something is quite different about this stranger who has come seemingly from nowhere. It is through the villagers' children that Joshua is able to restore a sense of peacefulness and honesty. A new day had dawned, a new spirit spread throughout the land, and it all seemed to have happened because of the simple, unassuming goodness of one gentle stranger who knew only how to love. Father Joseph F. Girzoneretired from the active priesthood in 1986 for health reasons. He then began a writing career that includes the following titles:Joshua, Joshua in the Holy Land, The Shepherd,andKara, the Lonely Falcon.Chapter 1

Quiet lay upon the meadow like a soft, green blanket. The sun, a globe of molten gold, shot laser beams across the fields and through the trees, burning away the early morning mist. The valley began springing to life. Rusty hinges of cottage doors squeaked open as farmers and factory workers slipped out into the narrow alleys to begin another day. The air was fresh and cool. A few friendly voices broke the stillness, A rooster crowed in the distance. A lone horse's hooves and wagon wheels clacked against the stone pavement. Peace reigned everywhere. If there were a heaven, its beauty and peace could not surpass the serenity of this countryside.

Michael Whitehead walked down the alley toward the main street on his way to work. Good morning! he yelled to his neighbor, Charlie Fellows.

Good morning, Mike. It's too nice to work today. I'd rather be fishing.

Mike and Charlie had been friends since tl³Ë