"On judgement day, the Ninevites will stand up and give evidence that will condemn this generation, because when Jonah preached to them they changed their lives. A far grater preacher than Jonah is here, and you squabble about 'proofs.' On Judgement Day, the Queen of Sheba will come forward and bring evidence that will condemn this generation, because she traveled from a far corner of the earth to listen to wise Solomon. Wisdom far greater then Solomon's is right in front of you, and you quibble over 'evidence.'

Matthew 12

Dodgy

Were playing dodge ball in the hallway between our bedrooms. She had the nerf ball in her hand and stepped as if to slam it into my face.

I flinched: huge. True to character. She said the day in which I don't flinch will be the day that she does.

I said I've gotten better, I used to flinch much more often and much harder. To the fact that my heart jumped so fast and the muscles in my neck, shoulders and face clenched so hard and so fast that it was painful for me to be on the receiving end of a friendly jolt of surprise.

She asked how many times she's ever made contact.

0.

In eight years there is not one time that I can ever remember her hitting me, even in a playful manner, even when I have instigated it, even when I've asked for it.

So then she asked why do I flinch if she has never hit me.

Because the other 99 out of the 100 have.

And so what makes me doubt that the one, who has never hit me, would; this time?

Instinct?

No.

And so then she laughs under her breath and says something about it being similar to my spirituality.

What? How does this have anything to do with me and God?

Well why, do you let every other relationship you've had, define that one?

I don't...

"Then why do you keep flinching?"