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he wanted to take some time to pray and ponder the

issue.
As the day progressed, I started getting

strange feelings about being scoutmaster. Maybe it

was just because I was the one with the most
experience in the field with the boys. But I think it

is interesting how that works in life. I wonder if

it’s God’s way of preparing you so when he opens
the door and kicks your hide through it, you don’t

expire on the spot from surprise. Whatever it was,

by the time I received the phone call late one night,

I knew what was coming. The bishop said he
wanted to meet with me in his office at the church.

He was already there and said he was waiting for

me.
After I arrived at the church, he invited me

into his office and asked me to take a seat.

“Tom,” he said, “I’m afraid what I want to

talk to you about will offend you. I know the
position you now have is considered somewhat of a

prestigious job in our community, and any release

from it could be viewed as a demotion, even
causing people to think the person might have done

something wrong. But what I have to say is very

important. I just don’t know quite how to say it.”

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