Taking A Chance by Kelly Eileen Hake

Author:Kelly Eileen Hake
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2013-07-24T00:00:00+00:00

Ten

The sun shone brightly with nary a cloud in the sky. So why do I feel so cold? Delilah shivered as she listened to Gideon speak on a passage from the book of Hebrews.

Why is it that every time someone reads from the Bible, it seems as though they’re talking directly to me? Phrases kept jumping out at her. “Today if ye will hear his voice, Harden not your hearts. . . . Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God. But exhort one another daily. . .lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.”

Between nighttime devotions and sermons on the Lord’s Day—not to mention constant prayers—Delilah felt surrounded by pressure to believe as these wonderful people did.

And for a change, it seemed as though she were one of the few people actually “fixing her thoughts” on the Lord this morning.

Everyone in the township had turned out, and she would have had to be deaf and blind not to realize the vast majority of people were staring at her.

Well, so long as they don’t try to talk to me or touch me or anything, I’ll be just fine. As they stood for another hymn, she heard a peculiar sound amidst the music.

Why won’t men carry handkerchiefs when they need them? Delilah’s back stiffened as the sound grew louder. Honestly, it was right behind her now.

She heard a muffled yelp and turned her head.

“You’re not gonna do that ag’in, ya hear?” Mike MacPherson growled as he tightened his hold on another man’s collar. “Ya jist don’ go ’round sniffin’ ladies. And durin’ preachin’.” He scoffed and released the man, who turned around as though spoiling for a good fight, only to take a small step back as Obie and Hezzy moved closer to their younger brother. He mumbled something unintelligible, shot Delilah a sheepish grin, and realized he’d become the focus of everyone’s attention.

“Let us pray.” Gideon quickly ended the sermon, allowing the women to escape to the kitchen. Widow Greene took the little girls and her son, Davie, out to the play yard. Priscilla White flounced along behind her, steering clear of the kitchen.

As soon as the door shut, Alisa burst into giggles. Miriam and Reba looked at Delilah with concern until she joined Alisa, and soon the entire kitchen rang with laughter.

“Oh, the look on Scudd’s face when Mike grabbed him by the collar and yanked him back,” Alisa reflected when she had regained enough control to speak again.

“Do you know. . .” Delilah suppressed a fresh burst of giggles. “I was thinking he should carry a handkerchief if he had a cold? I didn’t realize. . .”

“He was sniffing you like a fresh-baked pie?” Miriam filled in.

“Served him right Mike reined him in,” Reba observed tartly. “Those MacPhersons sure are an interesting bunch, but they’ve got their hearts in the right place. Now.” She straightened up. “We’ve got a passel of hungry men out there, so we’d best get stuff on the tables.

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