HARRIET TUBMAN, HERO!

by Judy Joy Jones


While employed at a school, my job was to help inspire special needs children who had drobbed out to go back
to classes.

Carrying many books under my arms, I knocked on the door of a family whose child was too depressed to get out of bed.

Sitting down by the little boys bedside, I began reading out loud to him from a book about Harriet Tubman. Never having heard of her in my life, I was so inspired I took the book home and reread it ten times. And I cherished books more then ever in my life.

Even though the young child was still in bed when I left, I believe he heard me reading the story of Harriet Tubman which would help him in ways I would never know about.

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery and one of her owners threw a heavy weight at Harriet that struck her in the head. The injury caused her to have severe seizures and headaches for the rest of her life.

Oneday when Harriet heard a prophetic voice from within to free slaves and critically guide them to safety, she answered that call in extradionary ways.

Carrying a gun, Tubman disquised herself as a man an began her rescue mission. Blinded by fear from lifetimes of enslavement, some refused to follow Harriet who would then put her gun to their heads, forcing them across the Canadian border to safety where they would spend the rest of their lives, free.

One lone womans heroic efforts to free slaves has only begun offering hope to millions of people.

Other planets will be named
after Harriet Tubman who gave her life so others could live and continue
reaching for their highest stars.

Angels do Appear and one was named Harriet Tubman!

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'"Our gift of life lasts but a second and what our children see us doing, they too will do long after we are gone......
by judy joy jones" 

c jj 2021