True, God hates Alzheimer's, spinal cord injury, mental illness, autism, and the rest (these conditions are all symptoms of the Fall). Yet he permits these things to accomplish something far more precious in our lives: patience, endurance, compassion for others who hurt, and refined faith and trust in God, to name a few.
Joni Eareckson TadaIt always helps to know that other parents with special-needs children are surviving, and surviving well.
Joni Eareckson TadaI was in every club and extra-curricular activity at high school, and I was in the National Honor Society.
Joni Eareckson TadaI wished God were like He used to be, a few notches lower. I wanted Him to be lofty enough to help me but not so uncontrollable. I longed for His warm presence, times when He seemed moreโฆ safe.
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