Regrets

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Jan 26, 2022 · 4m

“This is madness, I sigh, trudging uphill through the snow, my face burning, the rucksack dragging me down. I’d hoped that going to Aunt Alana’s cabin would be a retreat from the worries churning inside, but regrets still plague my thoughts. Maya, a melodic voice cries out my name. Hello? I call. No one’s there. But then the snow starts melting rapidly. A gleaming light reveals a banquet on a picnic table. Maya, I’m here. I turn. A man’s dark eyes shine, and his ebony hands grasp my rucksack as I sit down at the table with him. Too nervous to eat, I stare at this stranger. You have regretted…