This is a prayer that I prayed to the Lord, about the children we come in contact with daily at our ministry, Camp Hope. This month we are working with special needs children, helping them to eat, changing diapers, working through exercises to relax muscles, spending time with them, and so much more…For their privacy I have just used initials, to keep their names off of the web.
Lord,
I’m struggling right now… you see I am amazed that you let these sweet children be born or even to develop like this… they have life crippling illnesses and bodies that don’t work properly.
Why is it that K, can’t talk or express how he feels…Why does he have to be feed, why can’t he go to the bathroom in the toilet like everyone else. Why does S have hands that are permanently bent forward at the wrist and legs that want to stay in the knee tucked position. Why does C have a nervous twitch where she balls her hands into tight fists and mumbles & breaths hard when she upsets? Why is E the very intelligent girl, stuck in a wheel chair and has trouble responding in cohesive words to the questions? Why does J have such trouble putting on shirts because her arms are stuck in a resting place of an arm across her body, therefore every time she puts on clothes she cries in pain? Why does L ball he hands so tight and have a loud snort/snore/cough? Why does A have a nervous/agitated twitch that makes him rock back and forth in the bed with one hand raised in the air? Why does M have a tendency to fall sleep easily and have to be spoon feed while sleeping? Why does T have past trauma that makes her start screaming at the top of her lungs, “No…No…No…”, grab for hair, and wack anyone with in reach?
Why Lord?
Why Lord are these not your children too?
Why am I so special that I can move my fingers, legs, toes, ankles, arms, head, tongue, mouth, eyes…
Why can I talk?
Why do I function as a “normal” person?
Who said I’m worthy to talk?
What do I have to share?
I lot of times I overlook this gift of this body that I’ve been given…
I overlook it not use properly, these gifts I’ve been given…
Shouldn’t I be bold in the abilities and skills the Lord has blessed me with… Maybe I haven’t realized all the specific skills/talents… But what I do have I’m going to praise HIM & WORSHIP from the hilltops, and on the coast, and on the bus, and at the house….
Shouldn’t I be thankful for what I have and not focus on “What I want…” to “What I think I need?”
I have my mind, my body that functions as “normal,” my hope and faith is in CHRIST! I love and am loved! What more could I want?
-In Jesus name I pray,
Mallory
The Lord’s response to my prayer:
These are my children, just as you are my child! I have created them with special skills and talents too… Maybe not like everyone else, but they are loved and feel MY Love! They express things differently, I hear them, just as I hear you! Rest assured that I have a special place for them and that I love them! In the future they will feel no pain and will be with me!
