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Praying was a new idea for me, and, like a baby learning to walk, I still needed a lot of practice to gain any confidence in the concept.
“Jesus said, ‘I am the light of the world. He who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life.’ If your mother was truly seeking Jesus, you can be assured he is even now shining in her soul.
It represented the reason why I’d spent the best years of my life trying to make certain no jihadist, no drug lord, no maniac with access to nuclear weapons, no one, not one soul, would ever be able to destroy the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Granted, I didn’t do it alone, but, just like every citizen sent out to protect American interests on foreign soil, sometimes I felt very alone when I did it.
“You’re right, I’ve never cared about religion before and I still don’t. But what I do care about is my relationship to Jesus Christ.”
“Connecting with those from the past always has a way of giving us a new perspective on who we are in the present.”
should have told him about the decision I’d made in Tehran, the decision that had changed my life. He might have laughed at me, but at least he would have heard the truth. Now, he was gone forever.
“Stay as close to the truth as possible. That’s how the best criminals stay out of trouble.” Criminals and spooks.
At that moment, I felt as if someone were holding onto me as well. Tears welled up behind my eyes, but it wasn’t sadness I felt. It was joy, because I knew everything was perfect in my mother’s world now.
Jesus’ words from John 14:6, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
‘Never mind what people want you to say, tell them what they need to hear. If you do, you’ll both be better off for it.’”
My last refresher course at Camp Peary had emphasized a little known or simply overlooked consequence of working as a long-term covert intelligence officer—the possibility of being recognized from a previous mission.
“You just ask God to help you. With every breath, you ask God to help. Focus on breathing and asking. Just breathe and ask. Breathe and ask and keep on walking.”
The U.S. has too many enemies to survive much longer.”
“Nothing takes God by surprise. If your plans get changed, altered, diverted, or simply shot to smithereens, he’s still in control. Trust God. He’s got your back.”
Being presumptuous in a life and death situation is never a good idea.
