Chapter 37: A New Day
After that night, Reuben was a little less guarded with Lowell. He still refused to go to church, but he was willing to sit and listen when Lowell occasionally pulled out the Bible after dinner and read some of his favorite verses. At those times, Reuben sat politely, but Lowell could see that he held most of what was being read in disdain. One evening, Lowell read Psalm 27:9: “Hide not thy face far from me; put not thy servant away in anger: thou hast been my help; leave me not, neither forsake me, O God of my salvation.”
When Lowell finished, Reuben muttered something under his breath.
“Did you say something?” Lowell asked.
“I said, that’s a prayer that God isn’t going to answer anytime soon, at least not if I pray it.”
“What is it about the Bible that bothers
