FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ GOD'S PERFECTION ~ 07 February 2016

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[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

 

 

GOD'S PERFECTION

In Brooklyn, New York, Chush is a school that caters to learning disabled children. Some children remain in Chush for their entire school career, while others can be main-streamed into conventional schools.

At a Chush fund-raising dinner, the father of a Chush child delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he cried out, "Where is the perfection in my son Shaya? Everything God does is done with perfection. But my child cannot understand things as other children do. My child cannot remember facts and figures as other children do. Where is God's perfection?"

The audience was shocked by the question, pained by the father's anguish and stilled by the piercing query. "I believe," the father answered, "that when God brings a child like this into the world, the perfection that he seeks is in the way people react to this child."

He then told the following story about his son Shaya: One afternoon Shaya and his father walked past a park where some boys Shaya knew were playing baseball. Shaya asked, "Do you think they will let me play?"

Shaya's father knew that his son was not at all athletic and that most boys would not want him on their team. But Shaya's father understood that if his son was chosen to play it would give him a comfortable sense of belonging.

Shaya's father approached one of the boys in the field and asked if Shaya could play. The boy looked around for guidance from his teammates. Getting none, he took matters into his own hands and said "We are losing by six runs and the game is in the eighth inning. I guess he can be on our team and we'll try to put him up to bat in the ninth inning."

Shaya's father was ecstatic as Shaya smiled broadly. Shaya was told to put on a glove and go out to play short center field. In the bottom of the eighth inning, Shaya's team scored a few runs but was still behind by three.

In the bottom of the ninth inning, Shaya's team scored again and now with two outs and the bases loaded with the potential winning run on base, Shaya was scheduled to be up. Would the team actually let Shaya bat at this juncture and give away their chance to win the game? Surprisingly, Shaya was given the bat. Everyone knew that it was all but impossible because Shaya didn't even know how to hold the bat properly, let alone hit with it.

However as Shaya stepped up to the plate, the pitcher moved in a few steps to lob the ball in softly so Shaya should at least be able to make contact. The first pitch came in and Shaya swung clumsily and missed. One of Shaya's teammates came up to Shaya and together they held the bat and faced the pitcher waiting for the next pitch. The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly toward Shaya. As the pitch came in, Shaya and his teammate swung the bat and together they hit a slow ground ball to the pitcher. The pitcher picked up the soft grounder and could easily have thrown the ball to the first baseman. Shaya would have been out and that would have ended the game.

Instead, the pitcher took the ball and threw it on a high arc to right field, far beyond reach of the first baseman. Everyone started yelling, "Shaya, run to first. Run to first." Never in his life had Shaya run to first. He scampered down the baseline wide-eyed and startled. By the time he reached first base, the right fielder had the ball. He could have thrown the ball to the second baseman who would tag out Shaya, who was still running. But the right fielder understood what the pitcher's intentions were, so he threw the ball high and far over the third baseman's head. Everyone yelled, "Run to second, run to second."

Shaya ran towards second base as the runners ahead of him deliriously circled the bases towards home. As Shaya reached second base, the opposing short stop ran to him, turned him in the direction of third base and shouted, "Run to third." As Shaya rounded third, the boys from both teams ran behind him screaming, "Shaya run home." Shaya ran home, stepped on home plate and all 18 boys lifted him on their shoulders and made him the hero, as he had just hit a "grand slam" and won the game for his team.

"That day," said the father softly with tears now rolling down his face, "those 18 boys reached their level of God's perfection."

 

[radu]

Glad it was something serious that changed the plans. I do sympathize with her.
Maybe next weekend.

Believe it or not, every ONCE in a while the herd lays low. I have a feeling they’ll get wound up soon and wear us out the rest of the night. LOL!

[radu]

Sounds like they had a blast today.
And they’re probably zonked out now after all that running around. LOL!

[left that other site]

Blue isn’t afraid of snow. We’ve been through some interesting weather together... Thunderstorms on the Blue Ridge, Tornado in the Everglades, Flash Floods in Virginia, Insufferable Heat on the Trans-Bronx Expressway...you name it.

Which doesn’t mean we ENJOY it!

[PROCON]

Do you stay up until they tire out or do you just go to bed and barricade the door, LOL.

[radu]

I’m up all night any way but if they’re still on a tear when I’m ready to head to the bat cave, I shut them out. No way they’re going to treat my body like a NASCAR track while I’m trying to sleep. LOL!

[PROCON]

That's funny. Yup, kittehs running across your chest is no fun, the old claws can go right thru the blankets, LOL.

BTW, keep an eye out for that sneaky LUV.

[radu]

Hmmmmmm?

[radu]

Hmmmmmm?

[radu]

Maybe?

[radu]

Maaaaybe?

[SandRat]

I'll wait yo hear about Maddi until I hear from her Mom. Charlie our American Eski Puppy is out Cold. hehehehehehehe

[PROCON]

HA, you're the sneak tonight!

[radu]

Not so funny when you’re the race track! LOL! Ooooowww, but those claws can dig in.

Looks like LUV wasn’t the one to watch out for this time. *snicker*

[PROCON]

So, what does hubby do with his time?

Or is he retired like me?

You guys farmers?

[radu]

Her mom is probably happy tonight that there’s peace and quiet. LOL! You KNOW all that running around burned off all her steam.
And y’all have some quiet with Charlie out for the count. :-)

[left that other site]

All shoveled out...Some nice solar energy during the day helped melt a lot of the ice.

[radu]

Indeed!

[SandRat]

So true

[radu]

He spends his time in the garage working on vehicles when he isn’t on a tractor or the mower. He’s an ace mechanic.

As far as planting crops, we rent the fields to a fine young man who does the planting and harvesting. He farms a lot of acreage around the county does a great job at it.
And he’s young enough to handle the wear and tear on his body. LOL!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...((HUGS))...and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

Hope you warmed up a bit. Your weather looks ALL over the place!!

I was able to get out to get duck food...been trying for several weekends, and get a couple packages packed and mailed by UPS. Worked about an hour in the garage...touch only once! Got some stuff thrown out, and some set aside for Value Village, tomorrow’s excursion. Now, if I could only find my checkbook, it would be a “really” good day. I use it rarely, so it has to be here close by.