Never Say Never by Pat Simmons

God has a sense of humor to make us eat our words. While visiting Texas, I doubted my eyes were seeing properly.

A self-driving car with a man in the passenger seat. After a double-take, I had to take photos. I thought the man was brave, and  'you couldn't pay me to ride in one of those things.' 

That was about six months ago. Fast forward to last week, and those driverless cars called Waymo seemed to have multiplied around Austin like ants.

It was eerie. I mean, you have humans who can't drive, and then you add a driverless car to the road. Not a good combination.

We needed to take an Uber to the hotel, and my husband said, "Hey, I just picked us one of those cars."

I thought he was joking. He wasn't. I don't know if I was scared or curious, but I agreed.

First, we had to find the car. Check. It was waiting at the corner with hazard lights activated.  Honestly, I felt like someone was playing a video game, directing the car down the dark side roads, and I was part of the script. We did arrive safely.

The next day, my husband wanted to ride in another one.

My response, "Absolutely not. I'd rather tip a human."

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Pat Simmons is a multi-published Christian romance author of forty-plus titles. She is a self-proclaimed genealogy sleuth passionate about researching her ancestors, then casting them in starring roles in her novels. She is a five-time recipient of the RSJ Emma Rodgers Award for Best Inspirational Romance and a recipient of the 2022 Leslie Esdaile Trailblazer Award. Christmas Dinner was also an Emma Award winner for Book of the Year. Christmas Dinner and Here for You were featured in Woman’s World Magazine.

As a Christian, Pat describes the evidence of the gift of the Holy Ghost as a life-altering experience. She has converted her sofa-strapped sports fanatical husband into an amateur travel agent, untrained bodyguard, and GPS-guided chauffeur. They have a son and a daughter. Pat holds a B.S. in mass communications from Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts, and has worked in radio, television, and print media for more than twenty years. Visit her at www.patsimmons.net.

A special assignment. The outcome is a matter of life or death.

Who will accept the challenge before time runs out?

Katherine Kincaid, a church mother from Christ Is For All, has been fervently petitioning Jesus to return and rescue His saints from this wicked world.

The Lord gives her a list of unknown individuals urgently needing deliverance. The intercessors and prayer warriors are charged with leading them to Christ. Once every soul is accounted for, Jesus will come to redeem His saints, and judgment will begin on the earth.

The caveat to God’s edict is that the timer has been set, and if the intercessors fail to witness to them, their souls could be lost forever.

God thunders, “Get set, get ready, GO!!!!!”