and sing the Doxology.
and sang.
Daddy motioned for us
to sit back down.
He held onto the sides of the pulpit
and leaned forward.
"As I look out over my congregation,"
he said
"I realize how blessed we have all been."
Daddy was all jumbled up.
The services hadn't followed their usual pattern.
Why had Daddy had us sing the Doxology
when he wasn't done preaching?
Our congregation was confused.
So when he told them we were leaving them
there was complete silence for a minute.
You could hear the flies buzzing
against the windows.
Then people started to cry.
"Thank the Lord that Brother Rudy is dead!"
one of the church ladies called out
"because this would kill him!"
Daddy stood in the pulpit
and tears rained down his face
as he watched his congregation weep
hold onto each other
then get up and walk out.
Oh it was too terrible for words!
I wanted to run out back to the pine tree forest
and lay down.
Vera said not one word to me
as she got up
and followed her Mom out the door.
Be still, and know that I am God.
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