Flight of the Sparrow

by Amy Belding Brown

Mary was two when the family fled England in 1639, part of the Great Migration of Puritans to New England, seeking relief from the apostasy of King Charles. She remembers the crossing dimly: a haze of sunshine and black water, dirty white sails pasted to the sky, and the creaking, rocking hull.

What harm could come if the English treat their children with kindness and mercy?

While we draw breath, there is always some way we can show mercy and kindness.