Hi,

Wanted to share my latest poem.

MY PRECIOUS CHILD
By Cindy Curtis

I gave you your slurred speech.
Why do you insist on cursing
Me with it?

I gave you your hands, which according to the world's standards, do not
work right.
Why do you continually shake your fists at Me?

I gave you your legs.
It was in My plan that they would not walk, run, jump, or dance.
Why do you shake your head in disbelief at Me?

I love you with an everlasting love.
You are My precious child.
Please do not turn away from Me.

I was crucified on your behalf.
I rose again for you.

My plans to use your disabled form are far beyond what you could ever
imagine.
Please do not distrust Me.

Your slurred speech is precious to Me.
Your hands, that may work differently, are precious to Me.
Your legs, that can not walk, run, jump, or dance, are precious to Me
too.

Please do not doubt My power to use you.
I can and will, in My time.

Please eagerly await for Me.
I love you.
You are My precious child.
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Cindy

On Sat, 25 Mar 2000 22:01:29 -0500 Laura Cleveland <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Wow, Cindy! What an awesome perspective.
>  I believe, and have heard Kyle speak to this issue as well, that
> through
> our broken physical bodies (Kyle-CP, me- cancer) we can become
> stronger,
> more compassionate towards others, and view this life as such a
> precious
> gift.  Does this life suck at times? By all means! Does it hurt to
> see my
> husband in pain most of the time? Of course!  It's almost too much
> for me
> to think I might not see my kids to adulthood. But I understand that
> this
> is not how God intended this world to be, and that He has had an
> incredible
> plan for me before I was even born---just hard for us to see it
> through our
> myopic view.
>   We, as Christians, have such an awesome promise of heaven where
> there is
> no pain, gimped up bodies and ugly incurable diseases-- and of
> course,
> spending eternity with the God of the universe is nothing to sneeze
> at
> either!
> Just thought you summed up the whole concept of living "beyond the
> circumstances" so well. As Paul put it "our light and momentary
> afflictions"--that being in the scheme of eternity.
> Take care, keep writing!
> Laura
>
>
> ----------
> > From: Cindy C Curtis <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: A Feeling Question for people who happen to live
> withCerebral Palsy
> > Date: Saturday, March 25, 2000 3:23 PM
> >
> > > >How do you like living with Cerebral Palsy?
> > >
> > This is not to offend anybody.  If I am to share how I feel living
> with
> > CP, then I also have to share my faith.  I firmly believe the Lord
> gave
> > me my disability for a reason.  It's a precious gift from Him.
> Yes, it's
> > a struggle sometimes.  Don't those struggles make us stronger?
> It's been
> > my experience that they have.  Do I wish I was able to walk and
> all that?
> >  Yes, and I will when I'm in heaven.  For now, this is what the
> Lord
> > deems best for me, praise Him!
> >
> > Some of you might disagree with me and that's ok.  I wasn't trying
> to
> > "convert" anyone.
> >
> > Have a great day!
> >
> > Cindy