Staunton Star - Times - Published in the Interest of the Staunton Community for Over 143 Years

By Avis Richardson

(Retired Reverend)

The Others

In the Old Testament there is a grand story of a young prophet named Elisha. He was just coming into his own when the mantle fell from Elijah, the old prophet of all the prophets. Elisha was chosen to pick up the garments of the old faith people and go forward into a world of new ideas where God wise the world would not necessarily welcome his words. On the occasion when he saw there was a great enemy surrounding the city he was afraid. He felt like he was alone in his battle for the Lord.

Then, when the fear of what was ahead became overwhelmin...