Don't just put up with it!

BY IAN HOBBS

One day at school, our gym class had some free time to play a bunch of different sports. Some of the guys in the gym were playing dodge ball, throwing rubber playground balls at each other. I was standing near a concrete wall, and a ball flew toward me, hitting my hand against the wall pretty hard.

I immediately felt some pain, and within five minutes, three of my fingers were badly swollen and aching. The teacher wanted me to put ice on my hand, and my friends were worried that I might be badly hurt.

With all the noise in the gym, and the comments from the class, it was hard for me to be still and pray. I tried to recall ideas I'd learned from the Christian Science Sunday School, but I couldn't focus with everything going on around me.

About the author

Ian Hobbs lives in North Carolina with his family. He enjoys playing video games with his friends and spending time with his two cats and four foster kittens.

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