The millionaire who had donated his estate to the church<\/p>\n
had made money from whatever war was underway<\/p>\n
and the sanctuary was filled with furs on Sunday morning<\/p>\n
The Women’s Guild officiated in the mansion next door<\/p>\n
in burgundy carpeted dining room with dark wood paneling and<\/p>\n
oil painting of peacocks bowing gracefully<\/p>\n
The smell of strong coffee meant the service was about to end<\/p>\n
and social hour about to commence<\/p>\n
and the millionaire’s grandfather clock in the foyer<\/p>\n
showed the phases of the moon<\/p>\n
Coffee was their drug of choice<\/p>\n
The women dealt it with solemn dignity from<\/p>\n
a silver service<\/p>\n
carefully maintained<\/p>\n
My earliest Sunday school lesson:<\/p>\n
finding out that Jesus loves me<\/p>\n
My next to last lesson:<\/p>\n
finding out that my Sunday school teacher wanted to molest me<\/p>\n
and that Jesus was not on his mind<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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