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It was my responsibility to help her reach a different understanding. With compassion and love, I discussed with her the circumstance of her history. We read religious text together. I was able to attend her baptismal service later that week.

Her husband did not supply the proper amount of food for her and the kids. He would not allow her to get a job to support her kids. At this time in Debbie's life, she felt alone and terrified of this man. She attended church and raised her children up in church. However, her husband refused to go to church with her and the children. She taught as a Sunday school teacher to young children in her church. Time to time Debbie would babysit children to make some money to support her children.

Even though he will not let himself be beaten for no reason, if he has made an inadvertent mistake, he will try to correct it, as he does with his grandmother, after accidentally embarrassing in church. “Later, I convinced her that I had not wanted to hurt her and she immediately seized upon my concern for her feelings as an opportunity to have one more try at bringing me to god. She wept and pleaded with me to pray... I promised; after all, I felt that I owed her something for inadvertently making her ridiculous before the member of her church.” (Wright 119) And he follows through with that. He prays, daily, for an hour. That hour is torture, but he keeps his promise, abiding by his moral code. He is different from the boys and girls of his church congregation, and class: they have been indoctrinated and do as they are told, docilely. One boy walks up to Richard, prompted by the congregation, who think that Richard is doomed to burn in Hell, and tries to convert him; it is obvious that the boy has no real conviction in God of his own, rather, the belief in God has been forced upon him by his parents and community. “Though older than I, he had neither known nor felt anything of life for himself; he had been carefully reared by his mother and father and he had always been told what to feel.”(Wright 116) Meanwhile, Wright, in stark contrast, resists the attempts of his Grandmother and extended family to indoctrinate him into religion, instead deciding to

She begins teaching children at the Dame School. One day, Kit got bored with the old lesson so she decides to have the children act out a part of the bible, “The Tale of The Good Samaritan”.The head of the school Mr. Kimberly walks in and is very angry at Kit. Frustrated and upset Mr.Kimberly shuts down the school.”Mr. Kimberley flourished his cane at the silent children. "Go directly home, boys and girls. The school is dismissed. Do not come back tomorrow. We will send word if the school will continue" (Speare 89) Kit was heart broken and wandered off to the meadows where she meet elderly Hannah Turper. Hannah tells Kit about how she is an outcast and explains that she is a Quaker. Townspeople outcasted Hannah because she was different. “Back along South Road Kit walked with a light- ness and freedom she had never known since the day she sailed into Saybrook Harbor. Hannah Tupper was far from being a witch, but certainly she had worked a magic charm. In one short hour she had conjured away the rebellion that had been seething in the girl's mind for weeks”(Speare 97). Kit and Hannah form a bond by being outcasted. The Christian church has outcasted these woman because they are different which is very hypocritical. Elizabeth George Speare was trying to convey the hypocrites and how people judge. In the article “What About Hypocrites in the Church” by Focus on the Family, they talk about how religions have been growing

The Samantha Thrasher’s faith story began in her life at the age of thirty-two. Samantha connection with God started out as being angry, because people were not living according to the word of God from her point of view. It was shared that she had a visitation from God at the age of six. Samantha share how she talked to God and express that she was angry with adult and that if she died, she did not want to go to heaven with them. She said, God laughed at her, and then God explain to her that the adult behavior was wrong. She wanted God to tell those mean adults about themselves. She said, it was then God said to her, “you are a good girl” and everything was going to be alright. Samantha felt the comfort of God and the anger being to release from her spirit.

because of the issues she is facing at that moment in time. After she finally decides that

FACTS: Samantha Clark, forty-five years old, is the mother of eight year old Tommy and seven year old Timmy. Ms. Clark became a member of the Real Life Church of God, a fundamentalist-type religious sect located in the rural areas of the state of Oceana, after her first husband died ten years ago while looking for spiritual assistance. She has become the church’s first ordained female minister. She met her second husband John Clark, who is also an ardent believer, and they were married nine years ago. As per church custom, they journeyed to a mountaintop

Paul D sits on the church steps feeling a little vulnerable. His tin heart has been open leaving him to think about life at Sweet Home. He thinks about how Mr.Garner called them men, but they were not treated like it. He also thinks about when he first experience what its like to experience brutal hardship, when he went to the labor farm. He then remembers when he tried to escape and was caught by Schoolteacher he had to wear chains and a

As time went on she became more involved in church, and religious activities. She got baptized and saved at the church that she always attended. She grew to love the black church that she grew up mocking. The old lady that always sat in the front row made her realize how deep the roots of her church were.

The day is February 12, 1993. Imagine sitting on the couch, it is a peaceful Friday night, the television lightly buzzing in the background. Then, around 11:00 p.m. the phone rings and there is that feeling, the feeling that something is not right. Nervously holding onto the receiver, the solemn voice on the other end delivers devastating news: your son has been murdered. For Mary Johnson this is the haunting day that changed her life. On February 12, 1993 Mary’s son, Laramiun Johnson, was murdered. Most people would expect Mary to become bitter and angry, full of hatred. However despite what was habitual, Mary opened her heart and let in the Lord. While beginning the healing process, she made the decision to forgive her son’s murderer rather than stay mad or get

Margaret Mary School, had the time of her life last summer attending Totus Tuus, a summer mission program for parish youth offered by Spiritus. Madeline enjoyed her experience so much, she shared her experience to her father and her father was very impressed by Spiritus work. Bob, Madeleine's father, mentions that he's never seen his daughter so excited about the Catholic Church. Bob also adds that he thinks it is very neat how they incorporate the kids with mass. Bob, who is Presbyterian, and his wife, who belongs to a Congregational church, said Madeline wasn’t raised Catholic. She went to public school through first grade and her parents enrolled her at St. Margaret Mary in second grade.When Madeline came home the first day of school praying, her parents were impressed. “It kind of put me back on my heels,” said Bob. “I went to the children’s Mass and then Madeline started asking to go to Mass all the time.” As you can see this ministry has left a huge impact on this family's life and spiritual life. Bob, started taking Madeline to more masses because she became so interested in her faith. He then thought to himself about converting to Catholicism. In the next year Bob converted and became a member to the church. If you think about this, imagine how many other kids got so excited about the Catholic Church. It’s insane how one kid can change an individual in the course of a year. Spiritus left a very big impact on this

After the Sermon, Fargo church members had a graceful fellowship time together. Brother Tim gave a testimony about a miracle regarding his brother's son, as he had a brain surgery a few days before Easter. It was very dangerous, so there were many doctors, and experts discussed this case a lot. Tim reflected with tears and a grateful heart that there were so many people who prayed for his nephew, and God performed this real miracle that the operation was very successful. Then the minister understood the reason of Tim's eyes filling with tears at the offering prayer segment. The minister also shared her reflection and God's work on her during the Easter retreat with Tim. When they almost finished the fellowship, there was a newcomer, named Kevin who visited the church asking for information about the Bible study.

Religion tends to play an important role in any person who believes in what they practice. Many of those who truly believe in a religion tend to be extremely devoted to it and have religious aspirations. One of the storytellers referred to as the Prioress narrates a tale about a boy whose mother taught him to reverence the mother of God. This story takes place in a Christian town which was also a ghetto in Asia. This little boy was killed by a murderer who was hired by some Jews because throughout the streets, he sang a hymn saluting Mary that did not abide by the Jews laws. According to this story, the mother of God put a grain in the little boy’s mouth to allow him to sing Alma Redemptoris so that the Christians and his mother would find his dead body and allow his soul to rest with God. As the little boy is miraculously singing an abbot states, “Dear child, I conjure thee By virtue of the Holy Trinity To say how singing is permitted thee Although thy throat is cut, or seems to be”. This holy man is astonished as to how he is still singing to ultimately be found and be at peace. The narrator attempts to get the reader to see that religion and prayer helps those who are defenseless, in this case the mother trying to find her son and the little boy wanting to be found to let his soul rest peacefully in heaven. Prayer

Sarah, after hearing the news, told Cate that it was our family’s lack of faith—and specifically, Cate’s lack of faith—that caused the baby to die. We did not “claim” God’s healing for Hannah, and if we had done so she would have been born alive. The suffering from Hannah’s death was magnified by Sarah’s assertions, and our family is still grappling with both. It has broken my mother’s heart, caused my father to believe his lack of faith killed his grandchild, and made Cate suffer more than she

As mass originate, the reverend, who was named Jimmy Orate, and his wife discussed many life stories with the people. This stage of the worship service lasted a good fifteen to twenty minutes. The reverend’s wife spoke about an abortion that she went through before she found Christ. That abortion led to her guilt for many years. She had no kind of peace, and credits that to her past non-belief in God. She felt ashamed to speak about the abortion with people, but with the faith in God and Christ, she was finally able to confront her fear until finally speaking about the issue. She managed to ask for forgiveness and was finally able to deal with herself. The message associated with this anecdote was of repentance. In order to have peace and tranquility, a person has to repent from all of past and current sins.