Maggie's War by Terrie Todd

Author:Terrie Todd [Todd, Terrie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503941335
Publisher: Waterfall Press
Published: 2017-01-31T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 27

Reuben couldn’t believe it had happened again so quickly, after all these years. God had given him another directive, another vision. But this time, he was sure God was mistaken.

Long before they’d returned to Winnipeg, Reuben had recognized that he could never act on his childhood affection for Maggie Marshall. The very thought was ludicrous on every level. The woman’s husband had been dead all of two weeks. The scandal that would result if he pursued her would be beyond recovery. Never mind that she’d given him no indication she felt the same about him. The way things had gone in her first marriage, she was probably done with men forever. And now she was in a boatload of trouble and grief. This was no time to be thinking thoughts of romance or making life-changing decisions. Even if by some miracle she did respond positively to a romantic overture, it would be only out of sheer desperation. That would be unfair to Maggie, and their partnership would be doomed to failure.

Besides, she’d make a miserable pastor’s wife. If he could assist her and be a friend as she worked through the issues surrounding the fire, maybe help her get reestablished, then great. But nothing further could happen between them, Reuben had decided. This was only sensible.

Although they were all living under the same roof, over the past few days he’d seen Maggie, Charlotte, and Darcy only in passing or at meals—which he figured was probably for the best. After their visit to the adoption agent, Maggie had spent the next few days dealing with her insurance company, accompanying Charlotte and Darcy to the doctor, and looking for job openings, while Reuben had spent a day and a half visiting parishioners and two full days writing his sermon.

Both Maggie and Charlotte were planning to come to his church this Sunday. Both of them seemed to have a lot to sort out with God, and maybe he could help with that too. But not if there was any hint of something more going on in his heart.

But then, the dream.

It had come as he rehearsed his Sunday sermon. He’d often found that reviewing his sermons in his head as he lay in bed at night helped him to deliver them better. But this time, just as he reached the end and was ready to roll over and fall asleep, it happened. It came as clearly as anything he’d ever experienced, yet he could not accept it.

“That can’t be right, God,” he said aloud. “It just can’t. You would never direct me to do something so crazy.”

Besides, this time the vision wasn’t like the others. For one thing, he was awake. At least he thought he was.

He rolled over and tried to ignore the message that came to him. But suddenly his room was filled with light, although it was still night. Time seemed to stand still—or to move very rapidly, he couldn’t tell which. He closed his eyes tightly against the light.

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