In the Depths

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Feb 28, 2023 · 5m

The following is a fictional story inspired by 2 Samuel 12:1-15 (when David was confronted by the prophet Nathan about his sin and what he did to Bathsheba and Uriah) and it also takes ideas from Psalm 139, which was written by David. . I reach the abandoned well and climb down as fast as I can, checking over my shoulder to make sure no one followed me. All around me is an empty field. I’m finally alone. Deeper and deeper I climb. Fifteen feet. Thirty. I scrape my knee on the stone wall, and my pants tear. The blood starts to trickle down my leg, but I keep climbing till I’ve reached the…