God Never Changes
In the Land of the Living
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She fitted the needle in the holder, and deftly pricked through Hazy’s rough skin. Once inside, she deposited the ink one drop at a time. She was in her zone, under the skin of her friend. In this intimate place, Celia imbued her personality and what she believed as real and true. As she worked, she prayed, “Come Holy Spirit. Fill the hearts of your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire your love.” Soon, the image of a dove was manifest upon Hazy’s skin. Celia blew gently on the wound, comprised of hundreds of tiny pinpricks. As her breath skimmed the surface of his raw skin, Hazy shivered as a jolt went through him. Celia smiled inwardly, and gently wiped away the blood and water and excess ink with a damp cloth.
She stood back to inspect her work. This was the art she had made in perfect truth upon the body of her friend. Although it may have been one of the smaller images on Hazy’s heavily tattooed forearm, the bright white of the dove seemed to dominate the larger, foreboding pictures around it. The Holy Spirit was at work, illuminating the heart and mind of her friend, and bringing light to a place that had only known darkness.
…from The Invisible Tattoo
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Since the beginning of time, God has never changed—and neither have we, His human creation. Despite modern comforts, technology, and education, we are still His children. No matter how far we have fallen, He reaches out and pulls us up from the pit of despair into the land of the living.
God Never Changes is a collection of ten stories that transcend cultures and show miracles of faith. These are tales of wounded people, struggling to live in truth and freedom within an imperfect world. Each narrative imparts a Christian, biblical theme using modern day people, places, and events. We are reminded that God calls everyday people to be unwitting evangelists in His salvation plan for the world.
Author Elaine Thorpe is a Catholic laywoman who draws her stories from personal encounters experienced in service to the needy, disenfranchised, and lonely. She creates fictionalized characters that mimic reality and reveal the presence of God within people struggling to find truth and inspire faith in today’s fractured world.
About the Author
Elaine Thorpe was born and raised in Niagara Falls, New York, attended the University at Buffalo, and lived in Long Beach, California, for thirty-three years while working in the aerospace sector. She and her husband have since resettled to a quiet farm in the Central Valley of California, where they free-range chickens with the help of their dogs, Rollo and Freeia, and their cat, Jean Grey.