Never, Never, Never Give Up

In the early 1900s Marian dreamed of becoming a concert singer. But she knew that because her skin was different color than that of the majority, she would be at a disadvantage.

Marian's dream was buoyed by her mother, who had a patient trust in God. Marian recalled, "Mother's religion made her believe that she would receive what was right for her to have if she was conscientious in her faith. If it did not come, it was because He had not considered it right for her. We grew in this atmosphere of faith that she created. We believed as she did because we wanted the same kind of haven in the time of storm."

When Marian was denied admission to a prestigious music conservatory because of her race, her mother calmly told her that 'someone would be raised up' to help her accomplish her goals. That someone arrived on the scene only a few weeks later. His name was Guiseppe Boghetti, one of the Philadelphia's top voice teachers. He took Marian as a student.

Marian Anderson went to become one of the twentieth century's most outstanding singers. On Easter Sunday in 1939, she sang for more than  75,000 people, gathered, appropriately , at the Lincoln Memorial. Trusting her future to God, she achieved her dream -- and beyond.

IT IS BETTER TO TAKE REFUGE IN THE LORD, THAN TO TRUST IN MAN. 

-Psalm 118:8