With the agents gone we all felt at ease, and the calm ambiance of the conversation returned. I felt, for the first time, that we could actually pull off this plan for bringing Christians out of hiding. I had personally met a disciple of Christ, and had even heard him speak on several occasions. Not only that, I had seen things that are undeniably real, yet there was no logical explanation for them.
"That was surely an invigorating meeting with the government," Tom said.
"You should have been in here for the big show, Tom," Bill said.
"Yeah? I thought there for a second we were going to be turned into Swiss cheese," Woody said jokingly.
"I didn't think that for a moment," I said, trying to hide my fear of the whole incident.
"Honey, I'm getting tired," Mary started. "I think I'm going to go to bed."
"Yeah, it's been a long day for me as well," Tom said, as he rose from the table.
We all said our 'goodnights' to them as they headed off for their respective rooms. Woody looked at John and suggested we formulate a plan for tomorrow.
"My suggestion is we pray," He said.
"How?" I asked.
"Do you not know how, Michael?" Woody asked.
"Yes, of course I do. That wasn't what I meant. I was referring to a strategy. Is there a certain way, or thing, for which we should pray?" I asked.