When the Armor Knelt Before the Lamb
Chapter One: The Prayer Above a Fractured World Jesus prayed where no alarm could reach Him first. High above Manhattan, on a quiet terrace of Avengers Tower, He stood before sunrise with His hands folded loosely before Him and His eyes lifted toward a sky that had not yet decided whether it would give the city light or storm. The wind moved gently around His robe, stirring the edge of the red cloth at His shoulder, while far below, the streets carried the first sounds of a frightened world trying to pretend it was only tired. Later, when people searched for the Jesus joins the Avengers faith-based superhero story , they would speak of lightning, armor, shields, sorcery, and the day Doctor Doom reached for the throat of the earth. But before any of that, there was this: Jesus in quiet prayer, alone with the Father, asking not for power to impress the mighty, but mercy strong enough to save the proud. The tower behind Him pulsed with warnings. Screens flashed in rooms full of gl...