A Lady of High Regard by Tracie Peterson

Author:Tracie Peterson [Peterson, Tracie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Christian Fiction, Historical
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2010-07-24T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

The church service the following morning was quite inspiring. Pastor Brunswick talked of the liberty and freedom that was found in the Lord. He talked of Jesus and of His words in John: “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

“The liberty we’ve enjoyed,” the pastor continued, “has not come without a price. Freedom is never without a price. Good men died to liberate our country from a tyrant. Good men continue to die to see that we remain free. Free to worship as we choose—not because a government dictates it. Free to speak our minds. Free to live as we have deemed appropriate. But there are many responsibilities in such freedoms. We must each remember that we have our own duty to see that freedom’s light is never extinguished.”

The message remained with Mia throughout the day, and as she spread a blanket on the grass of the commons to have a picnic, she was still consumed with the meaning of the sermon. Garrett placed the picnic basket and kite on the blanket, and Agnes and Bliss immediately ran off to play tag. Mia was beginning to see her work with the women of the docks as her own means of furthering the cause of liberty and justice.

“You are very quiet today,” Mercy said, gently laying baby Lenore on the blanket.

Mia looked up, uncertain as to whom Mercy was speaking. Garrett had been equally silent. “I was just thinking on the pastor’s words. I thought his sermon powerful and moving. I love our Independence Day celebrations.”

Mercy nodded. “I do too. I have family ties in England, but I am an American through and through.”

“As am I. My relatives all reside in England, save my parents and two sisters, yet I could never call that place home.”

“What of you, Garrett?” Mercy questioned. “Why are you so quiet?”

He looked up and shrugged. Stretching out on the ground, he murmured, “I’m just tired. Perhaps a nap would serve me well.” Closing his eyes, he seemed quite serious about the matter.

“Garrett!” Bliss called. “Come play with us.”

He opened one eye and met Mia’s grin. “You’ve been summoned,” she said.

He groaned and rolled over. “What about liberty and freedom? Freedom to sleep.”

Mercy laughed as Agnes and Bliss approached. “Girls, your brother is tired. You must let him rest.”

Bliss pounced on Garrett. “You promised you’d help us fly our kite. Come on.”

Garrett allowed them to pull him up into a sitting position once again. “I did promise, didn’t I?”

“Yes, you did,” Agnes confirmed. “You said if Papa couldn’t come, you would see to it.”

“Very well. I’ll come help you fly your kite, but then you must let me sleep. I’m quite exhausted.”

“That’s because you’re so old,” Bliss told him seriously.

Mia laughed while Mercy chided her daughter. “That is a rude thing to say, Bliss. Most people do not like to think of their age.”

The girl frowned. “I like to think about my age. I want to be ten. When you are ten years old you have two numbers—a one and a zero.

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