| Then a teacher, whose
faith seemed equal to any emergency, whispered to the child
closest to her, “Aren’t you forgetting something,
Kathie? There is a power greater than the storm that will
protect us. Just say to yourself, ´God is with me
now.´ Then pass the words on to the child next to
you.”
As these words were whispered from child to child, a sense
of peace settled over the group. I could hear the wind outside
blowing with the same ferocity as before, but it didn’t
seem to matter.
Inside, fear subsided and tears faded away.
When the all-clear signal came over the radio, students
and staff returned to their classroom.
Through the years I have remembered those calming words.
In times of stress and trouble, I have been able to find
release from fear or tension by repeating, “God is
with me.”
- Phyllis I. Martin
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