The Two Towers

So this is a little story that I wrote today.  Enjoy!


I was outside exploring my backyard one day, when  I saw a path start to appear out of no where.  It formed gradually, as if by magic.  I became curious and followed this path of stone.  It led me into a mist of fog.  I turned around for a moment to look back, but the fog made it impossible to see anything behind me. So, I kept walking.  I walked for a while, and came to a place where the path split in two.  One path was a radiant white, the other a wicked black.  There was a sign next to each path.  The sign next to the radiant white path read "To see things that are pleasing in the eyes of the King, you must follow this path and the doorbell you must ring." The sign next to the other read "To see things pleasing to the one of the night, you must follow this path, not the path of light."

So, I decided to follow the path of radiant light first.  As a walked, I saw a bunch of my good Christian friends outside.  They were talking and playing and having a wonderful time.  "Hello!" they all said in unison.  "Welcome to the Tower of all things good!"  "Thank  you", I said.  "And just how do I get in?" I asked.  They all pointed me to a large door at the front of a huge, majestic tower.  I noticed that it had my name written on it, as if the tower belonged to me.  I slowly walked up to it, and rang the doorbell.  The door opened, and I stepped inside.  The door shut slowly behind me.

The inside of the tower is indescribable!  The floors were made of white marble.  The walls were polished beautifully.  I walked into the center of the giant room.  There were many doors, all with different names.  I decided to look in the room titled "Friends" first.  I walked up to the door, and it opened without me even touching it.  I was a little startled, but entered the room anyway.  Inside were all of my good friends that I've ever made.  There were my youth group friends, my school friends, and my very closest friends.  They all came up to me and hugged me, and told me how happy they were that I was here.  Some of these friends I hadn't seen in a long time.  I talked with each one of them, asking how things were going, and why they were here.  They said "We are here because we were the friends you had a good impact on.  Next door are your friends that worship the King."

So, I went next door and had a great time visiting all my Christian friends.  The door after that read "People you shared with about the King".  I did not want to open this door, for I knew the number was small.  I started to walk away, but the door opened by itself again, almost as if telling me I "had" to go inside.  I decided not to skip another door again.  I entered the room, and saw a very small group of people that I had shared with throughout the years.  They were all reading their Bible, and discussing it with each other.  I didn't want to disturb them, so I quietly left the room.  The door shut behind me.  I sat down in front of the door and began to cry a little, for the number of people in that room wasn't enough.  I'm not going to tell you how many people were actually in there, because it is irrelevant to you.  While I was sitting, another door opened.  It was titled "compliments."  I opened the door and I suddenly began to hear voices, but I never saw anyone.  The voices were repeating good things that friends have said about me.  I immediately dried my tears, and felt happy once again.  I left the room and eventually visited all the other rooms.

After I was finished, I saw a long staircase.  I decided to see where it led. I walked up and up the stairs. As I walked, I noticed pictures on the wall.  Some were of me, some of my family, and some of my friends.  There were pictures  I drew on the walls, stories I've written, assignments I've done.   This is crazy, I thought to myself.  I eventually got to the top of the stairs, and came to many more doors.  These doors were different, however.  Their titles were blank.  I walked up to each door and tried to open it, but they all were locked.  I then saw a sign that read "These are the doors of things yet to come.  No one but the King may open them."

Realizing that I had explored the whole tower, I went downstairs again.  I opened the big door, and went back outside.  My friends were still there, having a great time.  They watched me closely as I walked to the place where the paths split.  The sign next to the wicked black path read "To see things pleasing to the one of the night, you must follow this path, not the path of light."  Curiosity came over me again, and I followed the path to the wicked black tower.  When I came to the front of the tower, I saw that my friends were no longer there, like they were at the other tower.  The weather here was stormy and gloomy.  There was no sunlight.  I ran to the front door, hoping to get out of the rain.  I knocked, it opened, and I hurried inside.  The inside of this tower was pitch black.  I couldn't see a thing.  I then remembered that I had my cell phone with me, and used it as a light to see where I was going.  The first door read "People I have Made Fun Of."  I walked inside a saw a bunch of people, crying and angry.  The very sad thing was that even my closest friends and family were in there, crying because of things  I have said to them.  This room was too much, so I quickly left.  The next room was titled "Gossip."   I entered the room.  It was empty except for the sound of my voice, talking horribly about other people, even people I loved!  I moved on to the other rooms.  They were titled "Lies", "Hatred", "Lust", "Jealousy", "Unclean Thoughts".

I was tired of seeing all the bad things I've done, so I ran up the staircase.  I ran and ran and ran, until I got to the top.  Again, all of the doors were untitled and locked. The sign read "These are the doors of things yet to come.  No one but the King may open them."  I checked the doors once again, but noticed this time that there was one with a title.  It read "Sin."  I checked the door and it was unlocked.  I went inside.  There was a huge calendar on the wall. It looked like it covered my whole life.  Marked on the calendar, was each time I ever denied God, didn't stand up for Him, didn't listen to what he said, and disobeyed His laws, or any other sin I had committed.  It was so horrifying.  I can't even describe to you the feeling it gave me. I sat down and just cried out to God.  "Lord, if it is your will, take all this away from me.  I've seen enough.  I understand now what your trying to tell me."

And at those words, everything around me began to crumble.  I sat there, praying to God, asking for forgiveness.  As the tower walls came down, and the staircase crumbled, nothing touched me.  Not even a spec of dust.  After the tower was destroyed, I finally looked up, and saw a man.  He was glowing, and holding the calendar from the room of "Sin."  He was crossing out every sin that I had ever committed with His blood.  I watched Him, unable to take my eyes off what was happening.  He finally crossed off the last sin.  He walked over to me and said, "Come, child.  It is finished.  You have seen enough."  Just when I was going to try to say thank you for what he did for me, he vanished, just as quickly as he had come.  So I just said a simple prayer, not knowing what else to say. "Thank you, Lord."  And at that I was back in my backyard as before, but I was back as a whole new person.

Luke 7:48
Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”


Mark 3:28
Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter,


Ephesians 1:7
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace



- Mallory