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To live like this…

posted by J-Walking | 9:49pm Thursday January 18, 2007

…would be to truly live. From a reader:

When my youngest child was almost 5, she was diagnosed with one of those nasty pediatric cancers. It took her childhood. She relapsed at 8 and somehow – against every odd that there was – survived and is amazingly healthy. She turned 40 on her fifth birthday in many ways and her life has been about serving others. Spends Spring breaks doing service, gets after her parents for waste and consumerism (although she’d really like one of those cool little Macs.) dreams about what a world based on fair trade and compassion might look like. She said once that when you’ve received so much – so many prayers – so much goodness from others – the only way to spend your life is to somehow pay that forward. Living in a “conservative” worldview or a “liberal” worldview is rather a silly way to determine the way to live this life given to us by the Creator. It becomes narrow and mean spirited and the necessity of accusing others to maintain a sense of being right – well – I’m as guilty of it as anyone. My daughter is not. The transformation of her life rubs off on others and we want to be better Christ-followers. It also requires her to diseent at times. I suppose, I wish for all of us to know such people – they are our hint of the Kingdom, our imitations of Christ sometimes.



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Andy

posted January 19, 2007 at 5:31 am


To your reader: Thanks, that’s a wonderful story that communicates powerfully. I also have a young daughter, so it’s not hard to imagine at least a hint of what you went through. As for the message in the story, those who are ready to hear will hear it. Others won’t, but don’t mind them. To live without grace is to live in pain. I’m grateful with you that God gave you and your family such a gift to discover his freedom and grace this way.



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Donny

posted January 19, 2007 at 11:53 am


Love is actions.Faith without works . . .? Even a child knows that Love is something you must contend for. God bless this child to stay on that path.



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Donny

posted January 22, 2007 at 2:46 pm


“Fair trade and compassion?” Counts out the Democrats and their Unions, high taxes, socialism and abortion. This little girl is wise beyond her years.I’m glad she dissents at times. My children ask me all the time why bad people do what they do. I’ll tell them in due time. Right now I’ll let them think the nuclear family is not some kind of hate and phobia organization. Ahhh, to be a child again.



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