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We Are All God’s Children l I was with the youngest primary children at church last Sunday, when something happened that made me think about Civil Rights Day and the challenges this country has faced. One of the teachers was trying to help the children understand that God loves everyone, no matter who they are, and that we should be kind to everybody, even if they are different from us. She showed a picture of a little Down Syndrome girl and asked the children if they could see any differences between her and themselves. One little girl raised her hand. “Yes,” she said. “She’s smiling.” “Yes, she is smiling,” the teacher replied. “But can you see anything else that makes her different from you?” The children looked and looked and strained to see a difference. Finally, another little girl raised her hand. When the teacher called on her, she said, “She’s dressed in summer clothes instead of big, thick winter clothes.” No matter how long the teacher asked them about difference, the children could not see anything of 25