Guest guest Posted May 28, 2012 Report Share Posted May 28, 2012 another great essay by Beverly Beckham " When you have a child with special needs — with Down syndrome, with autism, with diabetes, with muscular dystrophy — with anything that's chronic and defies a cure — you hear " never " all the time. Doctors say it. Strangers think it. And it rubs off.It's what we thought — Lucy's mom and dad, grandparents, aunts, uncles — in the beginning after Lucy was born and doctors and nurses looked at her, and us, with a " There, but for the grace of God, go I " in their eyes. It's a great misstatement, this phrase, a huge spiritual falsehood because it means that God withholds his grace from some people and bestows it on others, who are then spared from tragedy. This isn't true. God doesn't withhold grace. In fact it was through the grace of God that Lucy came to us. " Read more: http://www.grandparents.com/gp/content/opinions/beverly-beckham/article/never-say-never.html#ixzz1wE2zHY7t http://www.grandparents.com/gp/content/opinions/beverly-beckham/article/never-say-never.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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