It is not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick.<\/em><\/p>\nThough I could not see the men in the fleet of rowboats, only shapes due to darkness, I knew from screams that the men of the Asklepia<\/em> had hit their targets and with great accuracy.<\/p>\nFrom the pirate boats came the call, \u201cmake ’em pay with their souls, boys!\u201d A second volley of flaming arrows launched from the fleet of marauders.<\/p>\n
Within seconds the Asklepia<\/em>\u2019s sails ignited. Soon smoke billowed on deck, stinging my eyes, burning my throat. Once more the ship’s crew returned a volley, apparently with less accuracy for I heard fewer cries for help. With the ship\u2019s sails engulfed, cheers went up from the pirates.<\/p>\n\u201cRemain here,\u201d my guard warned. \u201cAnd not a sound or it will be your last.\u201d<\/p>\n
Standing alone at the stern railing, exposed to flying arrows and cloaked in smoke, I reflected on the young woman\u2019s words: The lives of his precious cargo\u2026 Tell it exactly as you told me.<\/em><\/p>\nI wondered of the fate of the young woman. Was she in the water near the attacking fleet? Had she been captured? Hit by an arrow from the Asklepi<\/em>a\u2019s crew?<\/p>\nWhat Becomes of Pirates?<\/h2>\n
Within moments of stepping away the guard returned. \u201cNow you will see what becomes of pirates. Watch and quake.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the distance, far beyond the vague shapes of boats, a loud roar echoed across water. Suddenly flaming arrows arched across blackness, illuminating the fleet, revealing the stunned expressions of the pirates. Only now did I see that the captain had let down his own boats and sent men in a flanking maneuver around the enemy force, cutting off their escape. With smoke from the Asklepia<\/em>\u2019s burning sails and the large boulders as cover, the ship’s rowboats had approached from behind without warning. Against the ship\u2019s burning sails as a backdrop, the pirate fleet presented an easy target.<\/p>\nThe result was the complete capture of the pirates. Those who did not surrender immediately were run through with the sword, just as the captain had warned.<\/p>\n
Ordered to Appear Before the Captain<\/h2>\n
\u201cYou,\u201d the guard said to me, \u201cthe captain demands your presence.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a sickening feeling, I fell in behind the two guards, once more trailed by a second pair.<\/p>\n
As I walked along, I thought of my friend Levi, son of Alphaeus. He too had once been hastily summoned: not by the captain of a ship, but by one greater than any who ever lived. Leaving his tax collector\u2019s booth, Levi fell in step with the Teacher. Soon Jesus was dining at Levi\u2019s house, listening to the many tales told by other tax collectors and sharing bread and wine with thieves, adulterers, prostitutes, and other notorious \u201csinners.\u201d I feared this might be my fate: that I might be lumped in with marauders and murderers.<\/p>\n
Once inside the captain\u2019s quarters, I was ordered to stand and state my reason for stealing aboard. \u201cWhat is this important message for the owner of this ship?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI, ah… believe this information is… um, best delivered to the owner,” I stammered. “It is of a private matter, sir.\u201d<\/p>\n
Truthfully, anything I had to say with the owner would be a private matter, though yet I could think of nothing worthwhile the say: the young woman having left me in the lurch, so to speak.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you mean to take part in the attack with those pirates? Is that why you scaled the back of this ship?\u201d<\/p>\n
Immediately his words resonated, for his question seemed eerily similar to that of the Pharisees who challenged the Teacher. Summoning what little courage remained, I replied, \u201cSir, it is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have come for this purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou? A physician?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn a manner of speaking, sir, yes. I was sent here to call those who do what is wrong to do what is right.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI hardly see how a physician is qualified to judge a man\u2019s heart, but so be it. If it is the owner of this ship that you wish to address on this matter, so you shall. Only I warn you, Regulus is not a man to be trifled with. If your words leave him distressed, or worse, displeased, you will swing from the yardarm, same as those other pirates. Do I make myself clear?\u201d<\/p>\n
I nodded, thinking once more of those in need<\/a>: It is not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u201cVery well. Guard, take the lad to Governor Memmius Regulus. We will let Emperor Tiberius\u2019 proconsular decide the lad\u2019s fate.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Captured! Terrified, all I could do was to stand and watch while flaming arrows flew at us. From the ship\u2019s main deck the crew\u2019s commander gave a sharp order to \u201clet fly, men! Give them a blow!\u201d One thought haunted me: It is not the healthy who need a doctor but the sick. Though I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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