The Man at the Bottom of the River
There was
There was a man.
He was bathed
He was bathed in light.
He was bathed in the light.
He felt
He felt it flow into his body.
He felt it flow through his body.
He looked down
He looked down.
His Body
He saw
He saw his body.
It was
His body was at the bottom of the river.
The man’s body was at the bottom of the river.
He was
The man was above his body.
Floating
He was floating
The man was floating in the river.
The man was floating above his body and he was floating upwards towards the light.
He was floating upwards towards the light.
Being Bathed
He was bathed
He was bathed in light.
The man was bathed in light.
His Being
It was
The man’s being was bathed in light.
His being was bathed in light.
His body was below but his being was above.
His being was above and his being was bathed in light.
It was being bathed
His being was being bathed in light.
It was being bathed.
It was being washed
It was being washed.
It was being washed in light.
Becoming Clean
It became
It became clean.
Being Surrounded by Friends
He was surrounded
The man was surrounded by friends.
The man was surrounded by friends and family members.
He had
He had many friends
He had a large family.
He had many friends and he had a large family but he had forgotten them.
He had forgotten
He had forgotten them but they were all here.
They were
They were all here in the light.
They were all alive.
Their bodies were dead but their souls were still alive.
Their souls were still alive in the light.
He remembered
The man remembered his prayer.
May Jesus Christ have mercy on all souls.
May Jesus Christ have mercy on all souls.
May Jesus Christ have mercy on all souls.
May Jesus Christ have mercy on all souls.
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