He was not old. Or middle aged. Remnants of youthful dew still misted his ruddy Scotch-Irish complexion.
At 33, there was no explanation for the suddenness of it. No accident. No illness. No abuse. No obesity. All that could be said is that Jesus, inexplicably, just one day up and called.
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