FReeper Canteen ~ Sunday Chapel ~ GOD'S PERFECTION ~ 17 March 2019

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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 at 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."

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...still melting and shoveling?

A Blessed Lord’s Day and Shavua Tov to you and yours.

Melting continues here....tomorrow I may work on chipping ice on the way to the mail box. Currently it is a spikies only route, or driving beside it at night as I come home....ALL ICE!

[left that other site]

60 again today...the berm is shrinking! YEA!

Hopefully you you be able to hang the spikies up for next season SOON!

[luvie]

Daniel O'Donnel~Church In The Wildwood

Waylon Jennings/Jessi Colter~Precious Memories

Cathedrals~Wonderful Grace of Jesus

Glad~Arise My Soul, Arise

Gaither Vocal Band~Heaven's Joy Awaits

Ray Walker~Master The Tempest Is Raging

Vocal Majority~Deep River

Have a blessed Sunday
God bless our troops!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Sounds like prayers answered. Good for you!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Reading you loud and clear, my.

A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.

[Kathy in Alaska]

He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our G-d from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.

May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.

May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is Hashem, your G-d, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.

G-d bless and keep your children safe, Alouette.

[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

[The Mayor]

Slowly, naps? Yes. No choice really. Slowly and steadily it is.
Thank you for the thread and Thank you for the card! :) Your too kind. (((HUGS)))

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

Did you give in and go to the office for a while today or just say to heck with it?

[radu]

Howdy, PRO.

Could you be so kind as to maybe share some of that Spring weather with us down here? LOL! We have sunshine but the temps are a bit nippy.

Glad your snow is disappearing. It’s pretty for a day or two, then it’s a nuisance.

[PROCON]

Yo radu!

Well, when I say Spring, I mean not 30 friggin' degrees, LOL.

We have been having the mid '50's which is nice for snow melt.

Warmer weather soon.

Sheesh, you've already had 70+ degree days haven't you?

Whatta you complaining about? 😁😁

[radu]

Howdy, Mayor.

Slowly and steadily it is.

"Steadily" is the key word. You were knocked for a loop and "slowly" is part of the process, unfortunately. It's too bad one of us doesn't have a little magic wand that we could tap you on the head with - - THWANG - - and you'd be back to normal. :-)

At least you're home in a much more desirable setting.

[radu]

I’m complainin’ because we DID have a couple of 70 degree days and now it’s in the low 50s. LOL
And drops into the low 30s at night.

After daytime temps in the 30s, 50s does feel pretty good. Now to hope y’all don’t get another cold, snowy hit. Enough already!

[Kathy in Alaska]

WOOHOO for you....I'm sure ready. My front yard...mailbox in lower right corner.

[radu]

Howdy, LUV.

I hope you’re feeling better today than you were last night. We don’t want you coming down with The Crud.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Fuzzy monitor for sure. Thanks, ETR, for the link.

Shavua Tov to you and yours.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Said to heck with it today. Spent my time doing the homework I brought home. I think I’ll take it and me in for an hour or so tomorrow, maybe. LOL!!

[BTerclinger]

Shavua tov, blessings and safe goings to our vets and families!

[luvie]

Hey there! I do feel better, but I’m chilled again. The house is warm so not sure why I get so cold. I think I’ll put a blanket on my legs. Usually my sweats are enough to keep me warm.

How are you doing? Did you finally get the stench of Avon out of your head. :) Howz the weather there? It’s kind of chilly here, but not awful since the wind is almost calm.

[luvie]

Yikes! That looks sooo cold!