"This must come from those times I have to wing it as a director. When everyone expects you to say the right thing, and you follow your gut instinct, and end up being completely wrong... But the end was so beautiful. I was so happy and forgot the horrible sermon." David Mulhern
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©2001 david mulhern

I got a phone call. I didn’t know who it was but I pretended like I did. She said, "let’s go"

And we went driving. While we were driving I kept pretending like I knew who she was. It was night. 

We ended up at a church. And she ran up to the doors and she said that he wasn’t there. 

I ran through the door and I realized they wanted me to teach the congregation.

I ran up onto the stage. And I realized I had to wing it. They all stared at me. I didn’t know what to say.

“My room is simple. Simple. There’s nothing on the walls.”

I had no clue what to say.

“I was on the internet looking up names. Babynames.com. I looked up my name. And it meant beloved.” I said.

It was a bad sermon. Suddenly, my parents came in and yelled out my name. People started acting weird and I pretending like I didn’t know them. They looked across the room and yelled “Julie”

I went back to my sermon. I wrapped it up: “God’s love. You are the beloved. God’s love is true. God’s love is simple. Sorry that I didn’t… I’ve just been going through a lot…” I was making excuses for the horrible sermon. 

The other pastor was behind me. I asked him if it was time. I looked at the clock on the wall. It was 11:00. The people in the front row looked so angry.

It was over. Everyone was so shocked and mad and weird. I ran out the door. I kept running I jumped over cars. And when I jumped I could jump so far. And I thought I wish I can fly. And I kept running and jumping further and further. And in the distance I could see these beautiful mountains.

I didn’t know where I was. But it was beautiful. It was amazing.

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Characters: a congregation

Locations: a church, the parking lot, colorado