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"You?" Mercy cried, and a look of frustration and bewilderment marked her face "How am I supposed to help Leah when she crams every spare minute of the day with mindless activity? It isn’t any wonder the woman has no peace She doesn’t take time to listen to herself, let alone anyone else"

"This htfully "Have you seen Jody’s yard? Why, it’s meticulous The wo those flower beds"

"I’d hoped to make a real difference in Leah’s life," Mercy continued, "and noonder if that’s possible"

Shirley surveyed the sroup of prayer ambassadors She was new at this and uncertain herself, but then they were all relatively inexperienced and it made sense that they help each other

"What about you, Shirley?" Mercy asked, her gaze skittering past the organ and then drifting lazily toward the huge pipes Shirley could all but see Mercy’s an

"As it happens, things are developing nicely with Jody and her son, Tian, cutting off Mercy’s view "Jody went out on her first date in years this evening and afterwards Glen asked her out for dinner and she agreed"

"Glen? Who’s Glen?"

"An attorney They work for the sa and sincere From what I was able to learn about hi a fa will fall neatly into place"

Goodness slapped one disgruntled wing against her side "I’elic here, but it seenment while Mercy and I are at our wits end"

Mercy chiuessed, Goodness and I are experiencing soentle, forgiving tones, "if you stayed away from escalators and television screens"

"You heard?" Goodness ventured

Shirley nodded "And so has Gabriel"

Mercy closed her eyes "Is he furious?"

"He hasn’t pulled you off the assignment, has he?" Shirley asked "I heard what you said this afternoon, and you’re right Gabriel doesn’t have the angel-power to replace you just now and I’ if, Mercy is able to help Leah find her peace Goodness, you’ve got to help Monica find a decent husband"

"I thought it’d be easier than it is," Goodness confessed in a s defeatedly into a chair "We could both do with soestions This prayer business is difficult work"

Goodness agreed with a sharp nod "Being around huo stir-crazy"

Shirley did a poor job of containing a smile Hoell she understood her friends’ frustrations Most of her career had been spent working with huuardian then," she suggested The stories she could tell!

"Can you help us, Shirley?" Mercy asked

Her friends’ faces were both tired and gloomy, and Shirley didn’t know if she had any words of wisdo"

Mercy and Goodness exchanged glances "You go first," Goodness suggested

"I’ve already told you about Leah’s day I’ve spent ained a lot of insight into her personality She holds her pain deep inside herself, unwilling to give up even the s of value"

Shirley thoughtfully mulled over this information "If that’s the case, it seems to me she must find joy before she finds peace"

Stubbornly Mercy folded her arh "Gabriel didn’t say anything about joy All he mentioned was peace Who exactly does he think I am, St Peter?"

"Perhaps that was the proble for shortcuts as well"

"Oh, all right," Mercy said ungraciously "But how am I supposed to teach her about joy? Joy, peace, what’s the difference?"

"What are Leah’s favorite things?"