Story Blog: Forgotten, Part Five

Continued from: Part Four

A knock on the door interrupted Josiah’s prayers. His uncle asked, “May Rachel and I join you a moment, Josiah?”

Josiah answered reluctantly, “Yes, what do you want?”

Rachel sat next to him on the couch-bed and took his hand.

He brushed it away. “Thank you, but please don’t.”

“How was your day, Josiah?” his uncle asked. “I trust Rachel kept you entertained.”

“Rachel is obstinate, opinionated, and does not understand the meaning of the phrase, ‘go away.’ She is everything a woman should not be, but for some odd reason, I find myself liking her anyway.” He chose a word for “liking” which would have better described his affection for his sheep.

“That’s my girl! Josiah, I have a feeling Rachel is everything you need right now.”

She cleared her throat. “Josiah, Benjamin has a bad habit of inviting his superiors to banquets without warning me first, though, they generally decline.”

“Yes, and imagine my surprise when two of the elders took me aside and accepted! Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus will be joining us for dinner tomorrow night. They specifically requested your presence at the banquet, Josiah.”

“They what?” Why would two Pharisees sitting on the highest court of the land request the presence of a blind man at a banquet?

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