The Mercy by Beverly Lewis

Author:Beverly Lewis
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group

Not a sound was to be heard in the snowy field where Solomon had gone walking after church. He craved some time alone and a jaunt through his fields. Emma’s hospitalization caused him great concern, as had the dogmatic second sermon today, preached by Bishop Simon, the overseeing bishop from Bart. Nothing at all like Aaron’s preaching. Sol had tried not to allow any speck of resentment to raise its ugly head as he listened. Still, it was awful hard to see Aaron Petersheim sitting two rows in front of him and not feel pangs of sorrow for his neighbor. The clock was ticking toward the end of Aaron’s ministry.

The People had stayed around longer than usual during today’s shared meal, perhaps because it was so cold no one was in a hurry to hitch up and head home. And, too, the fellowship brought its own sense of warmth on such a frigid day.

Sol had noticed Hen and Rose sitting close together at a table during the second serving when the younger adults ate. Both looked rather solemn and he wondered what was going through their minds.

Then, right after they arrived home from church, Hen left Mattie Sue with Rose and got in her car and rushed out of the driveway and up the road. Though she didn’t say, Sol presumed his daughter was hurrying off to see Brandon. And, oh, did he ever hope so!

Earlier, while the men waited outdoors for the women to lay out the cold cuts and pie, Aaron had confided that Brandon had asked him to read from the Bible about God’s sovereignty the last time they’d talked. Sol wondered why he’d waited this long to say something, but he didn’t question the man of God—which was how he still viewed Aaron Petersheim and always would.

When Sol asked about Brandon’s reaction to the Scripture reading, a slow, lingering smile came to Aaron’s ruddy face. “Well, he was all ears, that I can tell ya.”

Sol had felt like he might burst right there. And thinking about it now, he still did. So he walked, letting all of this soak in.

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