Skinhead Redemption

Prodigal Son

Chapter 5 - ~~~~~The Prodigal Son~~~~~~

The Crusader lay down on the straw mat upon the floor.
He had been unnerved by the gorilla. Offering up a prayer to God, he thanked the Almighty that the wench had fallen into the pit.

'I know it was your doing O Lord of the Hosanna'

'My work is in your hands. Give my hands the strength to strangle that gorilla when next we meet. Failing that, please let another heathen fall into the lap of the beast'

He was worn out and fell asleep with exhaustion.

The next morning he felt unburdened. Empowered by his encounter with the mysterious forces of God.
Perhaps it was God's plan to release the beast from I ho's lair?

Was I ho to be converted to the spirit of Christ?

He remembered his father's words

'Get the fuck out of here and don't show your face again until Christ has cleansed your soul'

This was an unusual declaration from a man of the cloth.

What did he mean by this?

Those opening words. Were they a prophecy?

He ran them over again in his mind.

'Get the fuck out of here'. Behold! he thought

I am now somewhere else. Was his father in this with I ho?

He was an unwanted prodigal son.

At times, during his time spent at the dinner table discussing scripture, he had felt close to his father.

His father spoke in mysterious tongues.

Once he had asked him 'Father, blessed father, if I was to behave like the prodigal son, would you kill a fatted calf for me and place me at the head of your table and embrace my return'

'Tommy, his father replied, shut the fuck up and read your Deuteronomy '

Is that what his father was trying to tell him. His answer was to be found in that book?

He read it inside out but it was cryptic and contained no words of love for him that he could decipher.

It would be fair to say that Tommy was slow in getting the message not to bother his dad.

His thoughts were gathering a storm in his brain.

An image came to him as he recalled his beloved mother.

'Mama, you who know the word of God and have studied scripture as though you were a gospel writer, do you love me? As much as you love God.

His mother never even raised her head from the early edition of the 'News of the World'

He tried again.

'Blessed Mother, Am I marred by the mark of Cain. Unwanted and to be banished from your midst?'

'You better fucking believe it! Now shut your mouth and read your Book of Revelations"

Tommy was an eager student. He read it immediately.

Only when he was versed in the Bible would he understand fully the love his parents had for him. He must search for their answer in the word of God.

He wondered about his parents then. Were they still in the local church telling all who searched for salvation that God was on their side.

Even as he thought this, his father said to his mother

'Any sign of that obnoxious little swine'