Marcus: The Centurion's Journey to Faith - Episode #21

Journal Entry - Monday, December 20, 26 A.D.

Journal Entry - Marcus Aelius Vitalis
Date: Monday, December 20, 26 A.D. (Year of the Consulship of Lentulus and Agrippa, 778 Ab urbe condita)

The air was cold as we set out before sunrise, a crisp bite in the wind that made me pull my cloak tighter around my shoulders. The sky was still dark, the stars fading slowly as dawn threatened to break. I glanced back at my mother’s house one last time, the familiar structure now carrying a weight I hadn’t expected. This place had once been my refuge, a temporary escape from the brutalities of war and duty. But now, it felt like something more—like the last piece of my past I had yet to let go of.