Everybody Say Amen by ReShonda Tate Billingsley

Author:ReShonda Tate Billingsley [Billingsley, ReShonda Tate]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, cookie429, Kat, Extratorrents
ISBN: 9781416521655
Publisher: Pocket
Published: 2007-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

The First Ladies Council meetings were working. Linda Morgan had become a praying partner and Rachel found herself garnering a lot of strength from the ease with which Sister Morgan handled things. Whenever she felt herself getting weak, she’d call Linda, the two of them would pray, and Rachel would find her attitude immediately improving. And she’d been doing well. In fact, two members had brought her a fresh-baked pound cake, saying they noticed “a change and just wanted to compliment” her.

Still, today she was happy to see the services wrapping up. Jordan had a big science project due tomorrow and she didn’t want to be up all night helping him with it. He’d actually been doing so much better in school since he began meeting with his counselor three times a week. For some reason, Jordan was harboring a lot of anger and the counselor was helping him work through it.

Lester waited for the music to die down before he started calling people to the front to join the church. This always had been Rachel’s least favorite part of the Sunday service. It could drag on for another thirty minutes. Thankfully, only three people came to join the Christian experience. A fourth person, a leggy, golden-haired white woman said she wanted to make a testimony.

Rachel thought she pretty much knew everyone in Zion Hill, but this woman didn’t look the least bit familiar. Rachel considered shooting her husband a look to remind him that they had cut out the testimony part of service, but something about the woman intrigued her.

“Giving honor to God, Pastor Adams, deacons, family, and friends,” the church secretary, Tricia Yancy, began. “We have before us today Miss Mary Richardson. She comes today to give a testimony and request prayer.”

Sister Yancy handed the microphone to Miss Richardson, who smiled at her before stepping in front of the congregation.

Rachel took in the woman’s appearance. She was actually quite stunning, with her shoulder-length blonde hair, gray eyes, and slender frame. Still, even though they did have visitors of other races from time to time, today Mary was the only one.

“Ummmm, hello,” the woman began, her voice soft and fragile. “I just wanted to come before you all today to ask you to pray for me.” The woman took a deep breath. “The devil is at work on me. I don’t know any way to say this other than to come right out and say it. I am having an affair with a married man.” Several women in the sanctuary groaned, including Rachel. Mary lowered her head in shame, took a deep breath, then looked back out at the congregation. “I know I was wrong, but I am weak. I love him with all of my heart. He claims that he still loves his wife. But he constantly turns to me because she doesn’t appreciate him and after seven years of marriage, I think his love is wavering. He wants to build a life with me and I want one with him, but I know he doesn’t want to hurt his wife.

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