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And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men

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And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. - Matthew 6:5


Christopher 9am

The music from inside the church made my stomach churn. I don't remember the last time  was here ,but I knew my momma wanted me to be. Biting my lip with Modesty's hand in mine, We walked through the open sanctuary doors. The lady who is a usual usher held out a program for me to take, then she seen my face and took it back . 

"Good to see you pastor Brown" she says with a smile . 

"I'm nowhere near a pastor"

I smiled back. I walked up to the front in between the aisles of the members singing to the choir I took my seat in the front as I normally did, now with Modesty right next to me. I could tell she wasn't feeling the setting. She could barely sit still in her chair , fiddling with my hand with her legs crossed. Five minutes of sitting and listening to the choir go on with the music, I hear ruffles behind me, air on the back of my neck as a lady sits behind me, for some reason she sat down where momma used to sit, right in between Sister Shauna and my Grandma. She gave me a warm inviting smile, I gave her a slight one back 

"Do you know that lady or sum?" apparently Modei was looking at her as well 

"Nah" I answered before turning back around as my father stood on the pool pit singing to the song the choir was on , one of my favorite. 

The choir calmed and my dad began to go "Amen in the church this morning .. yes, I wanna first start off by saying thank you to all of you who have kept me in your prayers in my time of healing . I'm glad to say I'm feeling much better .. god has been blessing me through it all so I thank you " He looks over to me a small smile formed on his face. I smiled small like back before letting him continue.

--- 1pm

Church ended around twelve,this entire time I've been trying to work up the courage to speak to my father. I mean its not like I really have to, but I promised Modei I would at least say hello and let him know about my whereabouts. But, what is there to say to a nigga you haven't seen in weeks. After what went down and momma being gone, I felt like I said all that I had to say. 

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