The Attorney (part 2)

Editor's note: Today's DW is a continuation of The Attorney from April 4th. If you missed Part One, you can find it here:http://www.DailyWisdom.com/2002/04/04

The attorney placed his case records on the counsel table. He watchedas the defendant was brought in. He glared. "Why didn't you tell me you knewthat person previously?"

"I did. I told you she dated my roommate."

"You did?"

"Yes. What is going on?"

"Didn't you hear me tell them you had no knowledge of her?"

"Well, yes, but I thought you were lying, like before."

The man's two companions are seated at spirit tables in their world thatlies invisibly entwined with our material space.

"Your honor, I need to go over some issues with my client. It seems wehave a bit of confusion. I move for a continuance."

Gray spirit marked through one "Confusion" credit. "Sorry counsel, but you've already had several continuances. I haveheard this is your practice."

Gray Spirit crossed out one "Gossip."

Light spirit searched his records. He found "Generous." He engulfedthe judge. The judge thinks and looks at the counselor. Gray spirit searches,he finds "Impatience" and "Rude." He shook his fingers at the Light, held uphis records and pointed. Light moved away, searching. Can he use his"Compassion" or should he save it? He only has a few, nothing compared to thecredits of his adversary, and if there's no prayer again tomorrow those maybe held over, unless they're used up.

"Look counselor, don't expect to slide by in my courtroom," the judgeturned red in the face. For a moment, it looked like he might stand up andshake his finger.

Things didn't look good. The Light Spirit knew this attorney neededto restore his self-image and the defendant, though possessing a somewhatshady background, was in fact, innocent. The Spirit of Light looked over atthe defendant's two companions. They were both gray, with large piles ofpads. There was no Spirit of the Light to assist him. The Light lookedthrough his past pages for ammunition garnered. He is in a timeless realm sothe courtroom action is frozen while he searched.

The Gray Spirit leaned back in his chair. "You don't have anything. Hedoesn't care about your God... a childhood commitment. I've seen it millionsof times. You'll never get him to see us. Anything you try to use, I've gotten to counter it with. Give up."

The Light Spirit crossed off "Compassion and Understanding," from hislegal papers, he flew over and engulfed the judge. "Greater is he," he spokeand raised his hands to heaven. His honor has a Spirit of Light, who crossesa "Compassion" off his own list, then knelt.

The judge regained motion and looked over at the attorney. "I don'tknow why, but I'm going to give you one more chance to get your client'sstory straight. If you show up here Monday morning unprepared, you'reout of my court! Got it?" He slammed down the gavel, "Continued until Mondayat 9:00 am. I mean it council."

"You're kidding!" the prosecuting attorney throws his pen down. HisGraySpirit opened up his briefcase and retrieved a fresh yellow pad. On it, hewrote "Intemperance, one. Rude, one." Since his Gray Spirit wasvery conscientious, he also wrote an "Indifference" as well. After all, inhis world, no opportunity was left unclaimed. This was absolute.

Nothing was wasted.

The unsaved defendant's two Gray Spirits recorded their "Reap what youSow" reports in the "Negative and Positive" positions and deposited them inthe appropriate receptacles. They were going home with their human, glad notto have a Light Spirit to battle.

The defense attorney's Gray Spirit gathered up his papers and turnedto the Light. "I let you win for a reason. I'm going to catch him when itstoo late for him to change. Someday I'll have so much it will drown him likea flood and you won't have a defense. Yes, I'm saving them all up, savingthem for a trap. Credits you won't be able to cancel. I have a legal right."He pointed to a well worn rule book, one he knew well.

The Spirit of the Light pointed to the same book. A beam of lightextended his finger and the cover flashed open, the pages turned at lightingspeed finally resting on one. These words rose from the pages and hung in theair. "And it shall come to pass that whosoever shall call on the name of theLord shall be saved." The Light pointed to the Attorney's chest and a beam oflight shined through flesh exposing his heart, on the clean surface, writtenin blood was the word "Grace."

"Not by works," the Light shook his finger.

After a long day, the tired attorney entered his brand new Mercedesand drove home along with one friend and somebody else.

Saved by Grace but, do you know your rights? Somebody does.

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