A Minister's Work

He bowed his head and prayed silently when he saw the spirit of Anna Cody appear in the doorway. Heavenly Father, help me do your bidding.
He had never believed in ghosts: there were no such things. What people saw, when they believed they saw a ghost, wasn't the spirit of the dearly departed, but something infinitely worse - it was a physical manifestation of an emissary of Satan. A demon, possessing human shape.
With all eyes in the room on the materialisation of Evil, McGinley's hand moved smoothly to the drawer.
His gun felt cool and reassuring in his hand.