Speak Over Yourself

SPEAK OVER YOURSELF 8 CHAPTER 1 The Voice in the Mirror The city had not fully awakened when her narrow West Philadelphia rowhouse became the place where the next hard truth had to be faced. Outside, tires whispered over wet pavement while a siren faded toward Center City. The facts were plain: a foreclosure warning beneath the sugar bowl. Naomi could feel the old vocabulary gathering at the edge of her thoughts, ready to call the moment proof that she was powerless. Faith did not ask her to deny the evidence. It asked her to place the evidence beneath a greater authority and then take the next honest step. ✦