by Carl Weber
“Yeah, I guess I did say that, didn’t I?”
“Well, from where I’m sitting, you’re sounding more and more like a prophet.”
“Man, I can’t believe something like this could take down the church.”
“Neither could I. It’s like a perfect storm. To make matters even worse, there’s a rumor that there’s another more recent journal that still has yet to be revealed, and it has everyone with a husband scared to death. To be honest, I don’t know what we’re gonna do.”
“I know what we have to do, honey,” my wife interrupted. “We have to hire a choir director. But not just any old choir director. We need someone young, someone so talented and so charismatic that he can put together a choir that will blow the roof off the church. This choir has to be so good that everyone in the borough of Queens will be fighting for a good seat in the pews just to hear them sing.”
“I understand what you’re saying, baby, but do you have anyone in mind? ’Cause I don’t know anybody like that.”
James snapped his fingers. “I do!” His sunken features suddenly looked a little brighter. “T. K., do you remember a few summers ago when we went to visit Reverend Simmons’s church in Jarret, Virginia?”
“Mmm-hmm. What about it?”
“Do you remember his choir? There was only about ten members, but they were some kind of good.”
“Yeah,” I said with excitement. “I remember. They had that young kid with all the Kirk Franklin moves leading them. What was his name?”
We sat quietly for a moment, both of us trying to remember. James finally recalled it. “Anthony,” he announced with a smile. “His name was Anthony Mackie. And he’s exactly what we need. He’s the total package.”
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