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This story is from my devotional. Hope you can relate.
The baby lay critically ill in the hospital, fighting to breathe. He had pneumonia, which made staying alive a struggle for his 8-month-old body. Doctors, nurses, and his family fought to save this weak baby boy.
Some people say he should never have made it to 8 months of age. Others say this precious child should not have been allowed to be born, or that he should have been left to die after he was born.
Why would anyone say this? Through no fault of his own, or of his parents, this baby was born with Down syndrome.
But isn't his life worth as much as the life of a sick baby without an extra chromosome? Are we not all of equal value in the eyes of our Creator? Aren't we all deficient in some way? Our lack of perfection should remind us that no one has the right to judge another's worth.
Our imperfections are opportunities for God to work in our lives. That's what Jesus told His disciples when they asked why a man was born blind. He said it happened so that "the works of God should be revealed in him" (John 9:3)
We see God working in this boy's life. That's what he's here for--just like the rest of us.
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