Becky

Becky was the story that we read last week using Lectio Divina. Sorry for those who have never read the story :) But I'm going on anyways. This story made absolute no sense when I first started reading it, but by the 3rd time, I actually got some stuff out of it. First of all, Becky was a white woman with two black children. Nobody knew who gave it to her. And I'm not going to be using the words that are in this story, but just know that their thoughts of her were on the lowest level pretty much. White folks thought she was a "wench" and black folks thought it was a black man with no self respect and thought she was a crazy woman. "White folks and black folks built her cabin". I don't think this meant in a literal sense, even though it did eventually happen later on, but they built it in a sense that they were setting her up to become rejected and an outcast. So they were setting up the cabin being built if that makes sense. Maybe that's wrong, I don't know. Going on. They also "prayed secretly to God who'd put His cross upon her and cast her out." I think what that's saying is they wanted to cast her out, but they still prayed that God would protect her. But they didn't want anyone knowing they were praying that so they prayed secretly I guess?? Maybe? It goes on that nobody wanted to be know for helping her build the cabin but Lonnie Deacon eventually built her the cabin out by the railroad tracks. People dropped off food and letters of prayer while they were on the train and people would occasionally drop some food off. Then after a while, they thought she died. Her boys grew up and went to town to get jobs. And one time someone metioned that they lived along the road, and they killed him! I guess they thought it was payback for outcasting their mother. Then the story ended with the chimney falling on the cabin, which definitely would have killed her. That's it. What is up with these stories with no happy endings. I guess what the author is saying is don't outcast somebody or else you will be taunted by your thoughts on her, no matter if she was dead or alive. That would be a pretty serious moral. So I'm not sure if that's it or not. But if you have any ideas on it...please...go on and share!