Michael A. Burstein - The Great Miracle

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Burstein, Michael A. - The Great Miracle

THE GREAT MIRACLE

Michael A Burstein

A DF Books NERDs Release

First published in Analog, December 2001

It gets dark early this time of year, the time of the winter solstice, and it gets cold far too early as well. I

feel that cold much more in my bones nowadays. It gets under my tunic and into my blood, no matter

how many layers I wear. Perhaps it comes with old age, as inevitable as the wrinkles on my face and the

aches in my joints. But despite the chill, on this particular winter solstice night I stood outside among the

ancient Temple ruins to watch the setting of the Sun.

My daughter knew of my desire to stand out here on this particular night, as I've tried to do every year

since we finally returned to Earth. Some years I've been too ill, and some years the harsh weather

convinced me to stay inside. But I suspected that this solstice night would be my last. As the Sun finally

disappeared below the horizon, I looked up at the stars, grateful to God that I had lived to enjoy this

holiday season one more time.

The chill wind started to howl more fiercely, and dusty snow began pelting my face. I began to cough,

so I hid my head deeper within my parka and walked back through the darkness to the shelter of my

family dwelling, just a hundred meters away. The temperature started to dip far below freezing, but I did

not regret my decision to come outside. After all, this night was special, and not just because of the

solstice. This night was also the anniversary of our victory over the Leyens.

The door of our home slid open slowly and got stuck, so I had to push it to get it to open all the way. My

son-in-law had been meaning to fix it, but other, more necessary repairs had taken precedence. I walked

inside and discovered my daughter standing in our foyer, waiting for me with a slight scowl.

“ Abba ,” she said, cutting past me to push the door closed. The word means “father” in our ancient holy

language. Hannah only calls me that when she's annoyed.

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