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"Those who declare publicly that they belong to me, I will do the same for them before my Father in heaven." ~ Matthew 10:32 One Sunday morning, not long after the Civil War, a freed slave wandere d into a fashionable church in Richmond, Virginia. When the time for Commu nion came, to the consternation of many present, the ex-slave walked up t o receive.
Sensing the mood of these people, a prominent, respecte d man waled down the aisle and knelt next to his black brother. That man's courageous witness set an example that day that no one forgot.
The m an was Robert E. Lee, former general of the Confederate army. ~ Story told by Billy Graham
What are some of the things that keep me from witne ssing to brotherhood in my life?
"Shine through me and be so in m e that every soul I come in contact with may feel your presence in my spiri t." ~ John Henry Newman |