Pavel's Prayer

     Pavel said his prayers one night for a change beside his bed.  He said the words slowly and meaningfully.  This is what he said:
      Dear Lord,
     Thank you for a lovely day full of sunshine.  Thank you for the wonderful way the trees grow and the birds sing.  I like that.  Thank you for Mummy and Daddy.  I wonder where Daddy is, God?  Mummy doesn't say.  Do you know?  Have a lovely night, Lord.  In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
      Pavel didn't know where Daddy was, but you do, don't you?  Don't you know where Pavel's Daddy was?  Dead, you think, but no, he was alive.  But where, you will find out at the end of the novel!

To Be Continued