February 27, 2007 2:20 PM
Joy has little to do with outer circumstances
If you have trouble remembering that, visit Nick Vujicic. Be sure to watch his video and read his story, which begins:
About Nick VujicicA Remarkable Story of God's Grace
It says in James 1:2 - "Consider it pure joy, my Brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds."
....To count our hurt, pain and struggle as nothing but pure joy? As my parents were Christians, and my Dad even a Pastor of our church, they knew that verse very well. However, on the morning of the 4th of December 1982 in Melbourne (Australia), the last two words on the minds of my parents was "Praise God!". Their firstborn son had been born without limbs! There were no warnings or time to prepare themselves for it. The doctors were shocked and had no answers at all!
The whole church mourned over my birth and my parents were absolutely devastated. "If God is a God of Love, then why would He let something this happen? especially to dedicated Christians" My Dad thought I wouldn't survive for very long, but tests proved that I was a healthy baby boy just with a few limbs missing.Understandably, my parents had strong concern and evident fears of what kind of life I'd be able to lead. The first big hurdle was for my parents to be at peace and trusting that God was in control. It took a number of months of tears, questions and grief before coming to term within their own hearts. God provided them strength, wisdom and courage through those early years and soon after that I was old enough to go to school.
Read the rest of Nick's story here.
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Comments
"The whole church mourned my birth", what a sad statement! His life of Christian witness to the dignity of each child of God reminds me of Tony Melendez, the Nicarauguan-born guitarist, who, thanks to Thalidomide, was born without arms. His life too, has been a tribute to the dignity of the disabled, as he learned to play the guitar with his feet, and eventually played for Pope John Paul II who jumped down from the stage, walked over and embraced him at the end of his performance.
Posted by: Leticia Velasquez | February 28, 2007 9:24 AM
