Sunday, October 25, 2009

The Beatitudes of theExceptional Child

The Beatitudes of theExceptional Child by Andre Masse C.S.E.

Blessed are you who take time to listen to difficult speech for you help us to know that if we persevere we can be understood.

Blessed are you who walk with us in public places and ignore the stares of strangers for in your companionship we find havens of relaxation.

Blessed are you who never bid us to "hurry up" and more blessed you who do not snatch our tasks from our hands to do them for us, for often we need time more than help.

Blessed are you who stand beside us as we enter new and untried ventures for our failures will be outweighed by the times when we surpise ourselves and you.

Blessed are you who ask for our help for our greatest need is to be needed.

Blessed are you who help us with the graciousness of Christ Who did not bruise the reed and quench the flax for often we need help we cannot ask for.

Blessed are you when by all these things you assure us that the thing that make us individuals is not in our peculiar muscles, not in our wounded nervous system, not in our difficulties in learning but in the God-given self which no infirmity can confine.

6 comments:

To Love Endlessly said...

that's beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

Tina said...

thanks for sharing...that was so touching

Emily said...

Another one that I've never read... and LOVE!

Monica Crumley said...

Really beautiful and moving. Thank you for sharing!

Stephanie said...

Cheryl that gave me chills, just beautiful!

Brandie said...

This is perfect! Thanks for sharing it.