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November 9 - November 19, 2024
Every woman wanted a baby, said Aunt Estée. Every woman who wasn’t an Aunt or a Martha. Because if you weren’t an Aunt or a Martha, said Aunt Vidala, what earthly use were you if you didn’t have a baby?
“God isn’t what they say,� she said. She said you could believe in Gilead or you could believe in God, but not both. That was how she had managed her own crisis.
Still, I wanted to believe; indeed I longed to; and, in the end, how much of belief comes from longing?
“But what should we do?� I asked. “You are strong,� said Aunt Lydia, looking at Nicole. “Strength is a gift. Gifts should be employed.� “You mean I should hit her?� said Nicole. “That is a very direct way of putting it,� said Aunt Lydia.
“Dear God,� I said, “may we accept the past with all its flaws, may we move forward into a better future in forgiveness and loving kindness.
