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When matt met Catherine
There was a knock at the door."
Come on!" the pastor said. Katherine opened the door. "pastor Jeff, do you have a minute?" Catherine asked. "of course come in ." he said. She sat down. She sat down. He offered her a cup of coffee, she accepted. "you don't look so well." he said. "I am not. I close my eyes, I see her face. I keep reliving it over and over again. I have gone over it a thousand times. "she said.
"There is nothing you could have done. She ran into your car on purpose. "Jeff said. "I know that. I wish I could have done something. A woman is dead. a mom, a wife, a daughter, sister. A husband is without his wife, daughters are without their mom. I killed her. "she said.
"no one blames you. You are not responsible. "he said. "why do I feel like I am a responsible pastor ?" she asked.
"Because you care. You are a kind and compassionate person. "he said. "will I always feel like this? Will I always feel this empty inside?" she asked.
"our lord is the God of all comfort. This will pass. Will you live with it for a long time perhaps your whole life, maybe? It will not last forever. You won't feel like this. "Jeff said."I felt so. powerless when my cousin's tablet took her own life. I swore I would never let it happen again. "she said. "you did not know her. from what I heard she was a believer .she set her trust in the lord," he said.
"I had heard that. Her husband is a pastor. I truly hope that is the case. "she said. " you have to forgive yourself. "Jeff said. " what if her daughters blame me or take their mom? "she asked ."they have no just cause in doing so," he answered.
She went home. She went inside. There was a knock at the door. She opened it ."I am from Sabato flowers. I am looking for Katherine Hagerty." he said. "I am Catherine Hagerty," she said. "these are for you. "he said. It was a large bouquet. She set had him set them in the living room. "I have a letter that was to accompany them. "he said. He gave it to her. She thanked him.
"This is beautiful. "she said ."it was a very nice collection," he said .he left. She pulled out the letter. She read the letter. "dear Katie, thank you for your kind words. I am so sorry that you got caught up in all of...
Come on!" the pastor said. Katherine opened the door. "pastor Jeff, do you have a minute?" Catherine asked. "of course come in ." he said. She sat down. She sat down. He offered her a cup of coffee, she accepted. "you don't look so well." he said. "I am not. I close my eyes, I see her face. I keep reliving it over and over again. I have gone over it a thousand times. "she said.
"There is nothing you could have done. She ran into your car on purpose. "Jeff said. "I know that. I wish I could have done something. A woman is dead. a mom, a wife, a daughter, sister. A husband is without his wife, daughters are without their mom. I killed her. "she said.
"no one blames you. You are not responsible. "he said. "why do I feel like I am a responsible pastor ?" she asked.
"Because you care. You are a kind and compassionate person. "he said. "will I always feel like this? Will I always feel this empty inside?" she asked.
"our lord is the God of all comfort. This will pass. Will you live with it for a long time perhaps your whole life, maybe? It will not last forever. You won't feel like this. "Jeff said."I felt so. powerless when my cousin's tablet took her own life. I swore I would never let it happen again. "she said. "you did not know her. from what I heard she was a believer .she set her trust in the lord," he said.
"I had heard that. Her husband is a pastor. I truly hope that is the case. "she said. " you have to forgive yourself. "Jeff said. " what if her daughters blame me or take their mom? "she asked ."they have no just cause in doing so," he answered.
She went home. She went inside. There was a knock at the door. She opened it ."I am from Sabato flowers. I am looking for Katherine Hagerty." he said. "I am Catherine Hagerty," she said. "these are for you. "he said. It was a large bouquet. She set had him set them in the living room. "I have a letter that was to accompany them. "he said. He gave it to her. She thanked him.
"This is beautiful. "she said ."it was a very nice collection," he said .he left. She pulled out the letter. She read the letter. "dear Katie, thank you for your kind words. I am so sorry that you got caught up in all of...
