Sonya, a young mom who is not even able to lift herself from the wheelchair, who relies on her four year old daughter to help her go to the bathroom, and isn’t even able to brush her own hair; is she the one? Will her cry go unheard as she watches her own body waste away? As she looks in the mirror what does she see? A vivacious, spunky 23yr old or a skeleton staring back at her? A few steps in the sun brings happiness, one pound gained brings joy and hope, and knowing that a Father in Heaven who loves her dearly brings life into her body. She allows herself to become vulnerable just to be refreshed by the cooling waters of a shower. She is unable to allow her own daughter to sit in her lap because of the pain that it brings to her fragile body. Is she not the one that Christ has called us to serve? Is she not an example of the weak, the naked, the hungry? Lord, I pray for your healing hands to touch her body, make her legs able to run, straighten her fingers so that she is able to lift her arms in praise to you! You are a merciful and loving God. Bring patience and comfort to Sonya; that she may feel your presence strengthening her each and every day.
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