WATCHMAN
“I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me.” Ezekiel 33:7
Staring wide-eyed at the border patrolman stationed on the middle of the bridge, I waited for Moses to explain how I was to cross the border. After a long period of silence in the parked van, Moses reclined in the driver’s seat and stretched out his legs. “Your escort will be arriving soon,” he announced. I was about to ask for more information when Moses turned toward me. “I hope that you don’t despise me for my position.” He held my gaze with unwavering eyes.
“No,” I insisted, but I knew it would be difficult to sort out how I really felt about Moses and his work for the National Security Agency.
“It’s a lonely life,” Moses explained. “Perhaps that’s ano
