“I CAN do everything through him who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13)

Today I had the privilege to watch a video that really touched my heart strings.  It’s about a man who was diagnosed as a spastic quadriplegic with cerebral palsy.  This diagnosis was given to him at his birth and his parents were informed to institutionalize him.  However, they saw something special in their son.  They knew he was brilliant.  He had a purpose in life.  His parents believed in him.  One day, the son asked his dad to enter a marathon.  They entered and when they were done… Rick Hoyt said, “Dad when I’m running, it feels like I’m not handicapped.”

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