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The Dream That Took Me To Church Without Bathing
Griiiiin! Griiiiin! The ringing sound of my phone woke me up as I reluctantly answered the call.
"Hello, good morning. Hope you slept well. Come and pick up the shoes now before I go to church. Soon, I'll be on my way. So, be quick". A voice sounded from the other end.
"Morning, alright. I'll be on my way" Sleepily, I said.
I reluctantly got out of bed, brushed my teeth and headed straight to where I was to pick up the shoes I intended to wear to church today.
...
"Sister Grace! Sister Grace!" I heard a familiar voice shout out my name.
Before I could react, a bus stopped beside me and I saw the owner of the voice.
"Good morning sir and ma" I greeted Dan's parents as I smiled at him.
"Morning sister Grace. It's been a while. How have you been?" His father said.
"I've been good sir" I replied.
"This one that we've not been seeing you in our church, did we offend you?..."
"Nothing of such sir" I said before he could say anything further.
The truth is I'm the one guilty here.
I'm the one who stopped attending the church whose members have been so good and kind to me and anytime I see any member of this church not to talk of the pastors, I always have this fear in me or is it my conscience pricking me?
I decided to act strong and innocent and just smiled at the question he asked.
"I said it! My dream always come true. Sister Grace can you believe I dreamt that you came to our church today even without you having your bath?" Dan said.
Oh! I pray this one will not come true because the truth is I have not had my bath, just coming from a friend's place. I thought to myself.
"Really?" I was surprised.
"Really. You must follow us to church today!" Dan said.
"I will definitely come but I need to have my bath first"
"Don't tell me you haven't had your bath, you don't look like it. Common, sister Grace, don't lie to me." He said.
"Well, if that's true, it'll make my dream 100% real. Sister Grace, I won't allow you go home because I don't trust you to come to our church if you go home now" Dan added after thinking for a while.
"What makes you think I won't come?" I asked.
"I don't know. But I don't trust you like before" He said.
I was left with no choice than to follow them and my worst fears emerged when I saw other members of the church.
Though, majority were still friendly to me. Yet, it pained me to see those who were more friendly before now acting like a stranger to me.
I blamed myself for going to get the shoes I did not even get to wear.
But then and then, when I saw the way I was treated even after so many years of the rebellious act I performed, I was still welcomed like a prodigal member.
I felt a peace I never felt before. Now, anywhere I see any members of the church, I'll feel peace and not fear.
#HappySunday
© Merci A. Mujidat
"Hello, good morning. Hope you slept well. Come and pick up the shoes now before I go to church. Soon, I'll be on my way. So, be quick". A voice sounded from the other end.
"Morning, alright. I'll be on my way" Sleepily, I said.
I reluctantly got out of bed, brushed my teeth and headed straight to where I was to pick up the shoes I intended to wear to church today.
...
"Sister Grace! Sister Grace!" I heard a familiar voice shout out my name.
Before I could react, a bus stopped beside me and I saw the owner of the voice.
"Good morning sir and ma" I greeted Dan's parents as I smiled at him.
"Morning sister Grace. It's been a while. How have you been?" His father said.
"I've been good sir" I replied.
"This one that we've not been seeing you in our church, did we offend you?..."
"Nothing of such sir" I said before he could say anything further.
The truth is I'm the one guilty here.
I'm the one who stopped attending the church whose members have been so good and kind to me and anytime I see any member of this church not to talk of the pastors, I always have this fear in me or is it my conscience pricking me?
I decided to act strong and innocent and just smiled at the question he asked.
"I said it! My dream always come true. Sister Grace can you believe I dreamt that you came to our church today even without you having your bath?" Dan said.
Oh! I pray this one will not come true because the truth is I have not had my bath, just coming from a friend's place. I thought to myself.
"Really?" I was surprised.
"Really. You must follow us to church today!" Dan said.
"I will definitely come but I need to have my bath first"
"Don't tell me you haven't had your bath, you don't look like it. Common, sister Grace, don't lie to me." He said.
"Well, if that's true, it'll make my dream 100% real. Sister Grace, I won't allow you go home because I don't trust you to come to our church if you go home now" Dan added after thinking for a while.
"What makes you think I won't come?" I asked.
"I don't know. But I don't trust you like before" He said.
I was left with no choice than to follow them and my worst fears emerged when I saw other members of the church.
Though, majority were still friendly to me. Yet, it pained me to see those who were more friendly before now acting like a stranger to me.
I blamed myself for going to get the shoes I did not even get to wear.
But then and then, when I saw the way I was treated even after so many years of the rebellious act I performed, I was still welcomed like a prodigal member.
I felt a peace I never felt before. Now, anywhere I see any members of the church, I'll feel peace and not fear.
#HappySunday
© Merci A. Mujidat
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