When I felt excluded

It was the beginning of my sophomore year, and I had just transferred back to my local high school after spending a year at a different school. Though I knew some of my classmates, I still felt excluded and like I didn’t belong, since I had missed a year with them. This feeling was heightened when I was with my soccer team. 

Almost everyone already had a friend on the team, so I felt no one wanted me to be there. During games, there were moments when my teammates would get frustrated with me, and I seriously considered quitting the team. 

I talked with my parents and friends about it. But when I still couldn’t decide what to do, I realized I could pray about the situation, as I’d learned in Christian Science Sunday School.

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