Samantha/Stephen (p.o.v)
649 Words
The next day
She was here! Why was she here?
An intense need for spiritual
guidance? Though true, highly doubtful.
I glanced at her and saw that she was
looking at me. She was beautiful.her clothing was definitely more modest
today, but it did nothing to hide the fact
that she was one of the most delectable
creations of flesh God ever made. She
smiled at me and I looked away.
The rumors were true then. She
wanted me.She’d come to church today for the
express purpose of talking to me. I could
truly say that I had never been pursued
like this before.
I didn’t know what to do so I stayed
put. The service began and in general the
sermon was a complete blur. I couldn’t
concentrate, and finally I left off trying to
focus and silently talked with God, even
as the pastor spoke on in the background...“ Obedience is hard
to learn and yet you excel at it.”
As people were starting to leave I
prepared to face the huntress, but
strangely, I felt an urging feeling of relief and happiness immediately I did just
that all the while wondering why things
would have me draw close only to have
me fly away before contact.that's the main reason I was avoiding her. I didn’t
understand it
in a way I had come toearn in life
that obedience comes before
understanding. God had a plan somehow
and it had come to involve her and while
part of me rejoiced the rest of me
wondered at how I would keep my hands off of her and not go too far too soon.
That side of me, I silenced with the
acknowledgment that God had promised
to help me and help me I knew He
would. He never went back on His
promises and it was impossible for Him
to lie, that said there were certainly
times and situations I did not understand
and this was one of them.
He’d left, practically fled the church.
She hadn’t gotten the chance to say even
one word to him. She’d sat through that
whole sermon just to have the
opportunity to say hello and now he was
gone.“Well, well, if it isn’t the new
teacher. I was hoping that you’d come
sometime.”
Samantha turned to face the pastor and
forced a smile of greeting. The truth was
the man completely unnerved her.
She’d met him several times and in a
way he was her boss being the chairman
of the school board as he was. Both he
and his wife had been nothing but nice to
her since her arrival, but he had a way
with his eyes that said he saw past the
surface she displayed for people to look
at. It was like he saw that her smile right
now was forced and hadn’t been won
over by the deception of it at all.
“Hello pastor. I….. well…… its been a few years since I attended. It
hasn’t changed much.”
Far from being affronted he smiled
and said completely off-topic, “You
strike me as a woman on a mission.”
Samantha nodded and deciding to be
completely honest, she said, “I suppose I
am.”
“Hunting God?”
Looking him right in the eyes, she
said, “Hunting a man. Now if you’ll
excuse me, I need to be going.”
He nodded and said, “Come back
any time and Miss. Collins……?”
Samantha turned back and he said,
“It’s good to have you here in Warbly.Having some faith in
something more than your bullet to get
you the prize comes in handy
sometimes.
Samantha nodded and continued on
somewhat puzzled by the pastor’s
statement. She’d half thought she’d be
fired for her boldness in such an upright
little community and the reversal in
reply from the key member of it was
puzzling.
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Pastor Henry watched her go.
- Writer
