Jonathan Irons has been given great power ostensibly from God. He does not want such power. He wants only to continue teaching in the small-town high school. Events force him to use the power, so, with his beautiful, self-appointed assistant, Luci, he decides to reform government, starting in Congress and continuing through a dysfunctional Supreme Court. At Jonathan's moment of triumph, a terrorist attack on Washington, D.C. seems destined to lead to Jonathan's downfall. Jonathan's surge toward final victory amazes his foes and allies alike.