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This article was originally published in the October 1982 issue of Moody Monthly magazine. Jenny lived for 13 more years after the article was written. You will see just the first page of the article below, but there’s also link where you can read it all. Read the entire article here This week's mail brings a letter from a distraught mother whose only child is painfully separating herself from her family–and a note of encouragement to that mother from an older friend. This poignant exchange holds two important lessons. —– The threads of our lives intertwine in surprising ways. And if we begin to gently unravel them, we may discover how they tangle in common experience. Consider this letter my wife recently wrote to her niece. Life has led us through deep waters of painful transition but a few times. The latest (and most difficult thus far) is at flood stage. The birth of our first child initially launched us into the rough seas of change. Her profound retardation, blindness and a host of associated infirmities complicated the journey. But the remarkable [...] Because of the great wisdom he displayed to the king of a rich and powerful land, a young slave was once elevated to the position of Prime Minister. Wherever he went thereafter, runners preceded him and shouted, "Bow the knee." Thirty years later he would learn a hard lesson. At age 30, Joseph was a Hebrew [...] When our son was young, he asked a simple question about his sister. "Daddy," he said, "did God know before Jenny was born that she would be retarded?" "Yes, Son. God knew that." "Well, if He knew, then why did He let her be born?" And while I struggled to give an answer that satisfied a [...] |
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