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Babe Ruth was perhaps the 
greatest baseball player of all 

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time. 
But as he got older, Babe Ruth 

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had a tough time at the plate, 
and he made lots of errors in 

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the field. 
There's this great story about 

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Babe Ruth during his last year 
of baseball. 

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He had been traded by the 
Yankees and his new team, the 

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Boston Braves, were playing the 
Cincinnati Reds. 

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He got up to bat and he struck 
out. 

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Babe Ruth wasn't the player he 
once had been, and as he walked 

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back to the dugout, embarrassed 
and discouraged, some people in 

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the stands started to Boo him. 
There was a young boy sitting in

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the front row near the dugout 
who simply could not take it 

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anymore. 
He loved Babe Ruth no matter 

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what. 
So he jumped out of his seat, 

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ran to Babe Ruth as he was 
walking into the dugout, and 

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threw his arms around him. 
Babe Ruth picked the boy up, 

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gave him a big hug and put him 
back down on the ground. 

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They walked hand in hand back to
the dugout. 

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A quietness came over the park. 
The crowd stopped booing as they

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remembered all that Babe Ruth 
had done for the game of 

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baseball, and then they rose to 
their feet with cheers and 

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applause. 
The boy chose to remember Babe 

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Ruth at his best rather than 
criticize him at his worst. 

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In First Peter it says above 
all, love each other deeply 

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because love covers over a 
multitude of sins. 

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Today I hope we will remember 
that our words and actions have 

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the incredible power to live 
someone's spirit. 

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This has been everyday miracles 
by hope, mindfulness and prayer.