Chapter Twelve“We talked too long with the family after praying for the mother,” Polycarp admitted.
“I know,” Benjamin replied looking at the sun’s position in the sky. “I missed two Sabbaths after being attacked by the bear, I don’t want to be late for another.”
“We won’t be late, we just have to hurry,” Polycarp urged.
“At least I can walk fast without hurting my back now.”
“You will carry those scars for life.”
“I cannot see them... but then sometimes the skin pulls and reminds me.”
Laughing, the pair hurried into Mark’s house and stopped in surprise.
“Saba!’ Benjamin exclaimed hurrying over to grasp John’s outstretched hands. “I have missed you.”
“And I have missed you, but it seems you are keeping busy,” he said, exchanging a smile with Polycarp.
“We have a lot to tell you, a
