The wind makes him shiver. To warm himself he moves briskly, walks the perimeter of the roof.
And he sees her. She is like a night shade. She wears a robe that shimmers like dragonfly wings in the moonlight. He is mesmerized.
He walks away. Goes back to bed. Sleep is hopeless. He calls a servant. “What woman is that?” “My lord?” “It’s a simple question.” “Bathsheba, my lord.” “Take her, and bring her here.”
Mark Buchanan lives in Calgary, Alberta, with his wife, Cheryl. They have three adult children, Adam, Sarah, and Nicola. He was a longtime pastor, an author of many books, and now serves as a professor at Ambrose University College in Calgary.