On April 26, 1992, a bi-racial baby was born to a young =
woman who did not want to keep him. Fortunately for that child she chose =
to give him up for adoption instead of having him killed in the womb. =
His mother carried the baby to term and on the day after =
he was born, he was adopted. Patty and Wayne Judge, both teachers, =
went on to love him and raise him the same as if he was born to =
them. They had already adopted another boy (now an English teacher =
in Korea) so this was a life-choice they made. At age ten, Aaron =
asked his parents why he did not look anything like them or his =
brother. They explained his adoption circumstances and their =
choice of love for him. He says he was “cool” with =
that, and then asked if he could go outside and play =
ball.
While his parents’ religious beliefs have not =
been publicly discussed, Aaron Judge has said his favorite Bible verse =
is from 2 Corinthians 5:7: “For we walk by faith, not by =
sight.” This Bible verse is also listed in the cover photo of his =
Twitter profile, of which his bio reads: “Christian. Faith, =
Family, then Baseball.” “It’s one of my favorite =
Bible verses,” Judge said. “I try to live my life by it. We =
never know what’s around the corner, but if we have faith in Him, =
He will lead us in the right direction.”
This 30-year-old, six feet seven, 282-pound man could =
very well have just been an aborted statistic, but because his birth =
parents chose life for their son, a Christian and a man of strong =
character has become the perfect role model for a generation that is in =
sorely need of one. With rappers preaching about killing cops and raping =
women; with Hollywood spewing hate for America; with basketball players =
selling out to communist China for more money, Aaron Judge shines like a =
light in the darkness. A breath of fresh air in the stench of a society =
that has abandoned morality and righteousness.
This week the world has watched this man tie and then =
surpass the record for the most home runs (without cheating) in the =
American League for a baseball season. The fact that he might be having =
the single greatest season in baseball history pales in comparison to =
the character he exudes and the moral and honorable life he lives. =
Thank you, Aaron Judge, for finally giving America a =
person, a celebrity, an athlete that we can look up to. And at 6 feet 7, =
in more ways than one.
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Dr Bob Griffin =
[email protected] =
www.grif.net =
"Jesus =
Knows Me, This I =
Love!"