“Hands up!” the soldier shouts.
“Don’t shoot!” he cries.
“What will you do for your wife’s life?”
Tears, tears stream down her face.
“I, Sir, will take her place.”
“You?” he asks.
“Yes,” he says.
“Why would you give up your life?”
“She’s my wife; I’m one in Christ
With her, Sir, and I am called
To lay down myself, my life, my all,
To love her as Christ loves His Bride, His church.
He willingly gave His life for her.
Therefore I’ll die in my wife’s place.
Whatever the outcome, my wife is safe
Entrusted in God’s faithful care.”
The soldier lets down his gun and stares.