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Ancient legend tells of an army of knights that will remain sleeping until the last days.

The knights are waking up.

A homeless man is stalked by a pale, wraithlike creature with a mouthful of needle-sharp teeth. Maimed animals and a host of suicides cluster around a mountain in Scotland. And deep beneath the cobbled streets of Oxford, a malicious hoard besieges a hidden city.

Freya Reynolds is a university student with a touch of OCD and an obsession with myth and folklore. Daniel Tully is living rough on the streets of Oxford, waging a secret war against an enemy only he can identify. Years ago, they found themselves in a world few know is real. They have since gone their separate ways and tried to put that adventure behind them.

But the mythical world is now bleeding into our reality—a dark spiritual evil that is manifesting itself in forgotten corners of the British Isles. Alex Simpson is a Scottish police officer who specializes in hunting mythical creatures. Together, they must confront the past, the present, and points beyond to defeat the ultimate threat to humanity.

Nothing they've seen so far prepares them for what awaits . . . in The Realms Thereunder.

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Here's today's post from Mark at High Calling
		Daily Reflection by Mark D. Roberts on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Send a note to Mark The Groaning of the Spirit Romans 8:18-27   And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. [Romans 8:26] Groaning is a thread woven through the middle of Romans 8. As we saw in last week’s reflections, creation groans as it awaits the new creation yet to come. We join the natural world in groaning because we too are caught in the suffering of this broken world. Romans 8:26 includes one of the most surprising truths of Scripture. When we are weighed down by life’s heavy burdens, there are times when we don’t even know how to pray. Yet in these moments, “the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.” Wow! In the mystery of God’s triune nature, the very Spirit of God prays for us. And these prayers include wordless groanings. Here is wonderful news for us. When you don’t know how to pray, the Spirit of God is there to help. When you run out of words, God understands your wordless sighs. When all you have to bring before God are your tears, he can read the meaning of each one. Moreover, as amazing as it sounds, the triune God is praying with you, through you, and even for you. God enters into the brokenness of our world and our lives, sharing even in our groaning. QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION: Have you ever experienced God’s help while you were praying? When? How do you respond to the amazing truth that the Spirit of God prays for you? PRAYER: Dear Lord, I must confess that much of the truth of this verse eludes me. Oh, I get the main points, and I believe them. But the thought that you are praying for me is more than my mind can comprehend. Nevertheless, I thank you for the extraordinary truth that your Spirit prays for me with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. How grateful I am that you help me to pray . . . and even pray for me. What a wonder! O Lord, may the truth of Romans 8 draw me to you. May our fellowship be deeper, truer, and wider. I pray through Christ. Amen. P.S. from Mark  I pray that God uses these to deepen your relationship with him and to strengthen your faithfulness as his disciple. We’ll begin sending out new reflections on Tuesday, September 6.

 
 
i surrender all 
to the promises you made 
and i will give it all 
to the maker of the day 

no one knows your heart 
and no one knows your fears 
when no one solves the mysteries 
or even wipes away the tears 

can you hear the sound of laughter 
from the other side of life? 
there are days when i feel like a stranger sometimes 
tell me, are there any other fools like me? 

this reliance on another world 
has a great effect on this world 
this conscience of another world 
has a great effect on 
grace recollection 

he doesn't love us 'cause of who we are 
he only loves us 'cause of who he is 

we all were children once 
so will we return 
so let those days return 
let us all return ...