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was cautious when she received the news of his birth, she demon strated modesty and meekness when he regained his life. No high fives or victory laps. Not even a shout for joy. She simply took the boy and left the room. Marion Anderson (1897-1993), an American contralto, was told byToscanini that she had the voice of the century. She gave a concert at the White House for the Roosevelts and England’s king and queen. She sang beneath the Lincoln Memorial one Easter Day before over 75,000, a crowd that included many famous and ac complished people. Millions more listened by radio. She had plenty to choose from when asked by a reporter to name the greatest moment of her life.Yet, she answered, “The day I went home and told my mother she needn’t take in washing any more.” She obviously had her sense of values right, as did the Shunammite woman. Thank God for the countless Christian women over the centuries, the majority unknown and under the radar, who have selflessly shared the love of Christ, seeking noth ing in return.

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