I Was Praying
Matthew 18:21-35
Illustration
by Thomas Tewell

A six year old girl named Ruby Bridges taught the world an unforgettable lesson about forgiveness. In 1960, Ruby walked into the William France Elementary School in New Orleans, Louisiana the first day after a federal judge mandated the desegregation of the New Orleans school district. Ruby was the only African American student in the entire school. Every day she walked through a gauntlet of angry adults who insulted her wi…

The Things We Dare Not Remember, by Thomas Tewell