Kiss me 2.1
I stand before them, Bible open, hands gripping the wood of the pulpit.
And there, it all derails.
I should speak of charity, of mercy, as planned. But the words get stuck. Instead, another truth, burning, imposes itself.
I look up, meet her gaze. And I speak.
— Brothers and sisters…
There are temptations so insidious they seem to come from God Himself.
A ripple runs through the congregation.
— They do not present themselves as evil. No. They take on beauty, softness… They slip into our lives in luminous guise, until, without even realizing it, we are consumed.