proclaim thee the light of the Lord

proclaim thee the light of the Lord

fiction
Edward w Pritchard

Pity the Roman soldier whose section of the Royal road is lined and lit by burning Christians glowing
the wrong shade of orange or yellow.

Emperor Nero notices such things. Traveling to one of his parties or orgies, pulled by slaves, near Midnight, dressed in pink as a woman, an actor or a gladiator Nero prefers to read the Plays and comedies of Aristophanes to a bright orange light.

The diet of a Christian can effect the color they glow when burned as a Martyr to light Emperor Nero's way to a party or the theatre.

Advice to officers of the Roman guard. Don't think that just because a soldier has experience with lining a roadside with crucified Christians, or has experience with feeding Christians to lions that a rank and file Roman soldier is thereby qualified to select Christian Martyrs for burning as a torch.

Choose a qualified  expert to choose fat cherubic Christians for burning as human torches.

These Christians are devious. In their desire to get to " heaven" to meet their God and "proclaim thee the light of the Lord" the devoutly faithful will lie about their weight, diet and eating habits and place of birth to be chosen as a Martyr.

Emperor Nero is creative in choosing execution for Roman officers who have displeased  his majesty.

Members of the Roman legion; choose an expert to pick Christian Martyrs to light a road that is to be traveled by emperor Nero on his way to the theatre or a party.