10/08/22 Weekend Grif.Net - Adopted
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On April 26, 1992, a bi-racial baby was born to a young woman who did not want to keep him. Fortunately for that child she chose to give him up for adoption instead of having him killed in the womb.
His mother carried the baby to term and on the day after he was born, he was adopted. Patty and Wayne Judge, both teachers, went on to love him and raise him the same as if he was born to them. They had already adopted another boy (now an English teacher in Korea) so this was a life-choice they made. At age ten, Aaron asked his parents why he did not look anything like them or his brother. They explained his adoption circumstances and their choice of love for him. He says he was “cool” with that, and then asked if he could go outside and play ball.
While his parents’ religious beliefs have not been publicly discussed, Aaron Judge has said his favorite Bible verse is from 2 Corinthians 5:7: “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” This Bible verse is also listed in the cover photo of his Twitter profile, of which his bio reads: “Christian. Faith, Family, then Baseball.” “It’s one of my favorite Bible verses,” Judge said. “I try to live my life by it. We never know what’s around the corner, but if we have faith in Him, He will lead us in the right direction.”
This 30-year-old, six feet seven, 282-pound man could very well have just been an aborted statistic, but because his birth parents chose life for their son, a Christian and a man of strong character has become the perfect role model for a generation that is in sorely need of one. With rappers preaching about killing cops and raping women; with Hollywood spewing hate for America; with basketball players selling out to communist China for more money, Aaron Judge shines like a light in the darkness. A breath of fresh air in the stench of a society that has abandoned morality and righteousness.
This week the world has watched this man tie and then surpass the record for the most home runs (without cheating) in the American League for a baseball season. The fact that he might be having the single greatest season in baseball history pales in comparison to the character he exudes and the moral and honorable life he lives.
Thank you, Aaron Judge, for finally giving America a person, a celebrity, an athlete that we can look up to. And at 6 feet 7, in more ways than one.
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Dr Bob Griffin
"Jesus Knows Me, This I Love!"