Hidden Thrones by Scalzo Russ

Author:Scalzo, Russ [Scalzo, Russ]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-12-05T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY

Everyone was happy to hear the good news about the prayer meeting. They drove in from all parts of the area excited to be getting back together again at the old church. Conni stood at the door and welcomed each person as they came in. Out of the corner of her eye she could see Mr. Robert Doutiere dressed in his usual suit and tie, making his way in from the parking lot. He was about sixty years old, tall and thin with grey, almost white hair.

Conni knew Robert well and was not happy about him coming to oversee the prayer meeting. She knew his intent was not to pray, but to make sure everything was done correctly, in proper order as he saw fit. There were some in her congregation at church that sarcastically called him Mr. Doubter because, although he was a very intelligent man and held a doctorate in theology, he was considered somewhat of a Pharisee, a real stickler for the law. He believed in an extremely conservative interpretation of the Gospel and very much enjoyed his position of authority in the church. However, Conni had prayed about it and, after talking to Jack, decided to trust the Lord and see what happened. She smiled and extended her hand as Mr. Doutiere walked up the steps. She was so nervous that she might slip and say the wrong thing, that she kept repeating his name over and over again in her head.

“Hello, Mr. Doutiere. How are you tonight?”

“Doing well, Conni. We start at seven, correct?”

“Yes, we like to start on time. We might wait a few more minutes because some people come a long way to get here.”

“If it’s important to them, they should make allowances for that. Don’t you agree?”

Conni was trying not to let him upset her. In her mind, she thought about locking him in the closet until the meeting was over, but she quickly snapped out of it.

“Everyone does their best, sir. It always works out fine. The Lord is good. He understands.”

Robert just stared at her and continued to walk downstairs. She threw her head back and prayed, “Lord, You’re really going to have to help me tonight.”

Conni waited for those whom she knew were running late and welcomed them with a joyous smile, then proceeded downstairs. She looked around and was very excited. People were greeting one another and laughing. There had to be over fifty people gathered for prayer, by far the most they had ever had.

Mr. Doutiere approached her. “I would like to address the group before we start and make sure we are all on the same page.”

Conni was horrified and turned her head away for a moment. She thought, What page is that? She had no idea this was going to happen. She figured he was just going to sit in the back and observe. Conni was very protective of the group. She knew that God had put it all together and she didn’t want anyone to mess with it.

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