no fever this morning, and my throat was not raw so i dressed up warm and hit the walk again.
it was a bonanza day. a handful of drivers waved, mostly men. and then, i was stopped by a carful of women who asked me to explain. they were outraged and the driver shared that she used to be a catholic.
she said my long hours of walking had impressed her.
they were all very interested to hear about the lily foundation's grant that will subsidize the pastor's sabbatical leave and the choir's european vacation.
a while later the pastor of the williston federated church passed me on the street without looking at me and speaking.
a woman in a car stopped me and said she had seen me walking a lot and asked me to explain.
when i tell the story, i tell it true, even the parts where i maybe didn't make the best choices in response to what happened to me.
she was also outraged about what had happened, and about the lilly foundation's subsidy. she said she would be sure to spread that word of it, a thing i never ask people to do.
the young man who stopped to talk with me cried when i told him the story. he stood and prayed over me and i said it was ok even though i told him that as a result of all of what had happened i do not know anymore if there is a god to whom to pray.
turnout at today's special prayer workshop at the church was very thin.
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