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Kiesha B. Free's avatar

This story took me back a couple decades to a similar conversation with my then mother-in-law. I remember feeling like I was enduring an exchange that had no chance of satisfying either of us. I felt that again here, finding myself empathizing more with the man trying to get away with his mysterious box. Then, this line gave me a crisp sentence I wish I had all those years ago: “I cannot prove my faith. But, it is mine.”

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Ali Evans's avatar

This is beautiful. The courage of both characters is inspiring. Faith is so fundamental a part of who we are, yet so intimate. We’ve forgotten how to have dialogue around it. This was refreshing!

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