Chapter 61 (2/2)

As if she heard our questions, she answered

“My nahter of the Duke of Ar lord of this fief”

As soon as she named herself, there was an uproar… Well, of course, there would be This person was excommunicated by the Church, so her presence at the new church was a big surprise

“Everyone, I a now: Why am I here in this sacred place of God when I have been excommunicated? Please do not worry I have received permission from the priest, himself, to stand and speak before you all today I ask the same of all of you as the Father before did Please, everyone, listen and decide what is right and wrong with a heart unclouded”

Her voice, at of the chapel itself When she started speaking, the noise and whispering stopped, except for the whispers of just a few people on the side

“Our fief is rich and the people follow the teachings of God with all their heart by treating one another with love But not all people accept these teachings and not all people can receive them due to the circumstances of their environether in prayer and raised her voice slightly

“I met such people; they are the orphaned children These children were blessed for some time with a servant of God who cared for thes of God and the world But, as with all life, this beloved servant of God left this world and returned to our Holy Father Since the land was unpaid for and seeing as no one visited the chapel anymore, the Church sold that land The children were then left to fend for theht the land were fiends and rejected the teachings of the Holy Father These children, ere innocent and undeserving of such cruel treatment, were left in the hands of those fiends I know that ree that they are all pure and wonderful”

Throughout the chapel, I could hear people saying things like, “I know thes I also feel that way, since I know theht of these children earlier is our sin, but after having discovered their circu of our Holy Father obligates me to protect theently shed tears The sight of her right now is as if God had painted her himself

“I do not want to repeat thenoticed their predicament sooner Thus, in order to keep them safe, I decided to construct this new chapel These children are the key to our future – they embody my determination to keep the future for everyone here brilliant The Church declared thatof a church, but I did it to help these children and keep the future bright for all of us Is that wrong? Should I have abandoned the Holy Father’sthat we help one another? Should I have left the fiends to vandalize the forsaken church? Would that have been the right path to take?”

Her tone of her voice suddenly became full of sorrow and a mixture of other emotions I felt my heart throb with her words If what she said was true, then what is a sinner? If she is a sinner, then everyone else in this world would be a sinner, right?

“I am but a humble and pious disciple of God… However, I a and giving us opportunities to better ourselves, but these opportunities rasp theives us opportunities to pursue it Everything depends on our actions and will to act Those who think that evil is unavoidable and take part in evil behavior are wrong Those who see evil and wrongdoings but do not act are also wrong

There are many people here who knew those children, who treated them well, but did not notice the trouble they were in – Even I did not notice their dilele individual; I only have two eyes, ears, hands, and feet, and there are but few places that these feet can walk to nor things rasp However, I have people who support me as a lord and I have the support of you fellow children of God which allows me further my reach and help those in even the most remote of places I beseech you: help me protect you Help me protect the weak and help those in even the darkest of places Help ive those people a richer and healthier life Please… lend th”

As she ended her speech, a few claps resounded through the roorew until the applause beca from outside

I felt that, if I follow this person, we could live a better life If it is this person, then, no h hard times I do not have any evidence, but I felt this in my heart The atmosphere of the chapel became much better, and I felt that hope was in the air

“… I bestow upon you the blessing of our Holy Father” (Priest)

The priest blessed the lord of the fief and, as she kneeled down to receive his blessing, the priest placed his hands on her head She then stood up and turned around to face us with a sht frolimpse of her