Personal Narrative: A Separate Peace

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"...and he chose what the world considers weak in order to shame the powerful. He chose what the world looks down on and despises and thinks is nothing... that no one can boast in God's presence." - 1 Corinthians 1:27-29 (GNT)

Maybe you have seen him, too. After every Feast he can be spotted carrying big boxes of the things used during the gathering and putting them back in the storage room. His other arm is missing because of what seems like a birth defect. Yes, he just got one arm... but he is using what he got to serve the Lord.

Shame. On. Me.

I consider myself lucky to have been gifted with several talents and skills but even a simple write-up like this to share God's love would take me a lot of proddings and delays to start. Hearing

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