The Lord Is My Shepherd by Debbie Viguie

Author:Debbie Viguie [Viguie, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781426701894
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2010-03-01T08:00:00+00:00

Jeremiah slept late. He checked his cell and felt relief that he hadn't missed any calls. He took it as a good sign that he had not heard from either Mark or Cindy in almost fifteen hours.

The synagogue was closed for the day, so he planned to get in some exercise and do a little reading. Then he would join Marie and her family for Seder at her house. He breathed deeply. It wasn't often he got a true day off, free from the responsibilities of being rabbi. It felt good, and he intended to make use of it.

After breakfast he headed to the park where he liked to jog early in the morning. But it was different with the sun high and far more people around. Lots of fellow joggers waved or greeted him. He saw some families from the synagogue playing together. He waved but kept moving. If he stopped to talk his day would cease to be his own.

He loved being a rabbi, more than he had imagined he would. But there were times when he still craved isolation, quiet. He often thought of his mother and brother back in Israel. He had friends who would check up on them for him—make sure they were okay. Sometimes it was hard being separated from them.

He jogged by the homeless guy he had met the day before, and the man waved. It had been unnerving for a long time, going out in public and being recognized nearly everywhere he went. His synagogue wasn't the largest, but it was one of the most well established in town, which made him a public figure as far as his congregation was concerned.

After jogging four miles he sprinted for one and then walked a final mile to cool off. He finished up with a couple of quick stretches and then left to avoid running into anyone else he knew.

Running always helped him focus, helped him think through problems. As he headed home he realized he had been thinking through a rather large problem. What to do about Cindy? Like it or not he was involved in the whole serial killer mess, and he had definitely not started out the week with the intention of making a new friend or being someone's Good Samaritan.

He shook his head as he thought of Mark. The detective was smart, he would give him that. Jeremiah would be happy when the killer was caught, and he could just fade back out of the spotlight. Being a rabbi was a tough enough job. He didn't need to stick his nose where it didn't belong.

He smiled. Besides, if he spent any more time with Cindy then Marie would force him to take a “nice Jewish girl” out on a date. She had already threatened. It didn't matter to his secretary that he was helping Cindy cope with death and was acting the part of a big brother. No, to Marie time spent was time spent and he needed to do some balancing out to make it all right.

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