She was disfigured, at least that would be the first thing that strangers would notice. Her fingers weren’t all there and she walked with bit of hitch. Her shoulders didn’t quite match and her speech wasn’t quite right. and so, her smile might seem out of place.
We knew her as our friend, we knew her as Sarah. We knew her as a person of energy with a willingness to try everything and a woman with perseverance and not an ounce of discouragement. The life in her drew us past her disfigurement. The love in her drew us out of our own self-pity.
We know that life with a handicap can be painful. We know that it is difficult to live with struggles that will not and cannot ever be solved.
So when we see God’s light and love come through those who seem so broken and come to us in ways that seem so whole we realize that life will never be FULLY understood and sometimes, simply standing in the light is enough.
So Broken and So Whole by Pastor Larry P Morris
ReplyDeleteShe was disfigured,
at least that would be the first thing that strangers would notice.
Her fingers weren’t all there
and she walked with bit of hitch.
Her shoulders didn’t quite match
and her speech wasn’t quite right.
and so,
her smile might seem out of place.
We knew her as our friend, we knew her as Sarah.
We knew her as a person of energy
with a willingness to try everything
and a woman with perseverance
and not an ounce of discouragement.
The life in her drew us past her disfigurement.
The love in her drew us out of our own self-pity.
We know that life with a handicap can be painful.
We know that it is difficult to live with struggles
that will not and cannot ever be solved.
So when we see God’s light and love
come through those who seem so broken
and come to us in ways that seem so whole
we realize that life will never be FULLY understood
and sometimes,
simply standing in the light is enough.
Beautiful tribute to a beautiful person and her lesson/legacy to us all.
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I didn't know her but I wish I had.I will look around me. Maybe I will find her in someone nearer at hand. Clarene
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