Grace in a Story of Race Theological Response c

A moment of grace in the story is when the Black Lady hits the pocketbook out of Julian’s mom’s hand. Julian’s mom looks down to black people and was doing that when she was trying to give the little black boy a penny. The little boy’s mom was a strong woman and was not going to be looked down upon and hit the pocketbook out of her hand. This threw Julian’s mom for a loop. She was not expecting anything like that. She was so used to looking down and black people, be stood up to shock her and she took it very hard. It is a moment of grace because she had to change they way she thought for her entire life.

Another moment of grace is when Julian’s mom collapses. He spent the entire night trying to irritate his mother or think of ways to irritate her. He thought he was going to teach her a lesson because of they was she thinks about black people and the way she acts. He thought she learned her lesson when the Black Lady knocked her down, but she took it much harder than she had thought. She collapsed when while walking home and he regrets antagonizing her immediately. He had no idea she would take it this hard or that it would have this much of an effect on her. It is a moment of grace because Julian realizes that he was wrong for trying to force his beliefs on someone else.

One vehicle of grace is the Black Lady. Julian tries to use her to change his mother’s way of thinking, then she does it on her own. She did not want to be looked down upon and stood up for herself, which forced Julian’s mom to change her way of thinking. She finally realized the things were not like that used to be. That is why she is a vehicle of grace.

Another vehicle of grace is Julian’s mom. After the incident with the Black Lady, she is shocked and just wants to go home. She just starts walking and Julian pleads with her to take the bus, but she just keeps walking. She then collapses and this forces Julian to realize that he was wrong for trying to change his mom’s way of thinking. He is grief stricken and filled with sorrow after she collapses. That is why she is a vehicle of grace.