... there are people who care about us. We need to know that we are not alone. Of course, this is where our faith comes in in a powerful way. Our faith tells us we are not alone. We are never alone no matter how isolated our situation seems. Columnist Sheila Graham had a compelling interview with Ruby Bridges Hall sometime back. Maybe that name doesn't strike a bell. It will for some of you if I describe what Ruby went through as a child. Ruby looked like a typical first-grader. With a big bow in her hair and ...
2. We Are Never Alone
John 15:1-8
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King Duncan
... she entered an empty classroom. White parents had moved their children to other schools. Ruby did not realize until later, when a little boy told her why he couldn't play with her, that she was the reason for all the commotion. In her interview Sheila Graham noted that even in this stressful situation of having mobs scream at her, little Ruby prayed every day, before and after school, for those who were verbally abusing her. Ruby Bridges Hall explained it this way: "One thing my mother always said to me was ...
