06-07-2022, 06:42 PM
Was he doing his job? By being a symbol of hypocrisy, was he not failing the church and everyone in it?
He wondered if this was how Judas must have felt, after kissing his Lord’s cheek. At least Judas had the courage to end it.
“You are not boring,” Malachi insisted, still watching her hands. “And you’re only sheltered because that’s how I raised you. You are… everything that I wish I could be.”
It was hard, but he forced himself to meet her eyes again. She was loved, and while her parents might not have always been around, she was taken care of, the way he wished someone would have cared for him. She was good.
“I don’t know what to do, Nettie. I’m an awful priest. I’m an awful man. But I’ve never been anything else, I don’t even know what I am without the church.”
He wondered if this was how Judas must have felt, after kissing his Lord’s cheek. At least Judas had the courage to end it.
“You are not boring,” Malachi insisted, still watching her hands. “And you’re only sheltered because that’s how I raised you. You are… everything that I wish I could be.”
It was hard, but he forced himself to meet her eyes again. She was loved, and while her parents might not have always been around, she was taken care of, the way he wished someone would have cared for him. She was good.
“I don’t know what to do, Nettie. I’m an awful priest. I’m an awful man. But I’ve never been anything else, I don’t even know what I am without the church.”
