Love at Last. Irene Brand

done that she thought God, and Perry, could never forgive? Maybe it was God’s plan for Kenneth Cranston to leave her employ so she’d be forced to come to Woodston and set things right with Perry. She blinked and picked up the thread of the message.

      “Many people live in fear that the revelation of some skeleton in the closet will ruin their reputation. That isn’t necessary for those who’ve trusted Christ. Mistakes and sorrows are common to everyone, including Christians, but the Scriptures promise that God’s forgiving love remains steadfast.”

      Lorene’s face flushed, and she felt faint when the minister summed up his sermon. “Turn your attention to the Biblical account of Jesus’s confrontation with a woman who had committed adultery, an unforgivable sin in ancient times, one punishable by death. Jesus dealt first with the woman’s accusers, reminding them of their own shortcomings. They dropped the charges. He knew the woman was guilty of the sin, but He spoke kindly to her. ‘I don’t condemn you. Go now and leave your life of sin.’ That incident confirms Jesus’s unconditional love.”

      Lorene squirmed uncomfortably, thankful when the minister closed his sermon and gave the benediction.

      She hadn’t seen Perry, but when he joined her and the Denneys in the foyer, she assumed he’d been sitting behind them.