Sometimes Jesus calls us to go against the flow.
Jackie Robinson was the first black man to play major league baseball. In his first season with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Robinson faced hatred nearly everywhere he traveled. Pitchers threw fastballs at his head. Runners spiked him on the bases. Racial epithets were sent to him in cards and spoken during games from the opposing dugouts.
Even the home crowd in Brooklyn saw him as an object of reproach. During one game the taunts and racial slurs seemed to reach a peak. To make matters worse, Robinson committed an error and stood at second base humiliated while the fans insulted him. Another Dodger, a Southern white man by the name of Pee Wee Reese, called a timeout. He walked from his position at shortstop toward Robinson at second base, and with the crowd looking on he put his arm around Robinson’s shoulder. The fans grew quiet.
Robinson later said that Reese’s arm around his shoulder saved his career. On behalf of Jesus, maybe we can help save someone in the days ahead. -DJ
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