Matthew 15:30-31 (NIV)
30 Great crowds came to him, bringing the lame, the
blind, the crippled, the mute and many others, and laid them at his feet; and
he healed them. 31 The people were amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the
crippled made well, the lame walking and the blind seeing. And they praised the
God of Israel.
As we look around us we can see people everywhere that
impress us for one reason or another.
I read about seven-year-old Annie Clark? She goes to
Wilson Christian Academy. She won a penmanship contest ... and $1,000. The
award is especially meaningful since Clark was born without hands. She writes
by moving the pencil with her forearms.
Pretty impressive, don't you think?
Well, this story isn't about Annie Clark. Yes, she is
special, but as I read her story her folks, Tom and Mary Ellen really touched
me.
The couple has nine children: three biological kids and
six who were adopted from China, including Annie. She is one of the four
adoptees who have special needs, which affect their hands and arms.
Mary Ellen said, "Each time, we weren't looking to
adopt a special-needs child, but that is what happened. This was the family God
wanted for us."
Tom said, Annie is "an amazing little girl. It's a
shame because society places so many rules on how people should look, but the
minds of these kids are phenomenal."
Truly, little Annie is special; but her parents are
specialer, if I may use that word.
Here is a couple whose love of the Lord is so big they
find it a blessing to welcome into their family children who have been avoided
and shunned by others. Then, having done what others might think is extraordinary;
they show the Savior's love by teaching those children that God will do great
and wonderful things for and with them.
These are the kind of people we can all strive to be.
They are the kind of people that can remind us that the Lord Jesus can do great
things if we let Him work in us and through us.
I mean if the Lord can help Annie Clark win a penmanship
contest, what can't He do with all of us?
Dear Lord, You have always specialized in doing what we
humans consider to be impossible. Today we ask that You grant us the grace to
set our limitations to the side and be empowered to do something special. In
Jesus' Name. Amen.
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