Amazing Grace

A young man in our church - I believe he is 21 - fell into a pool as a small boy and nearly died. After it was determined that he would survive, doctors said he would never be able to do much of anything.

God proved them wrong.

At first he needed to be propped up in a chair, fed through a tube, and have drool wiped from his face. Ever so very s-l-o-w-l-y he re-acquired skills he once had, and then moved on.

Today, he walks not gracefully, but he walks, and he goes up and down stairs without falling. He cannot talk verbally, but he communicates with sign language and on a computer. He plays a mean air guitar and even writes poetry! He goes to school and does very well.

This Easter Sunday morning he nearly brought tears to my eyes. As we sang Todd Agnew's Grace Like Rain this young man stood in the front row and repeatedly lifted his hands in praise to the Lord.

He has come so very far from that day long ago.

Hallelujah.