Special People
The gurgle and the giggle of a child in infancy
Is oh so very precious when they are as they should be
As each stage of their new life comes and goes from year to year
And child becomes an adult choosing what they see and hear
To help them through maturity as woman or as man
Fulfill the Godly purpose that the Lord above has planned
As children of our Maker made like Him in imagery
Unique in our creation for the universe to see
But sometimes in this sin filled world development's delayed
And through disease or injury the precious child God made
Remains as one in infancy not growing as we planned
Nor having comprehension in the way we understand
And these we count as special in a realm that's all their own
Not normal in perspective of the way of life we've known
But different in their vision of the way of life they see
Unique in their perspective in their own diversity
For which we should be thankful if we'd take the time to learn
From them the many lessons God would have us to discern
About the things around us that for granted we might take
Not knowing God had put them there as special for our sake
To be admired and studied like a petal or a leaf
So simple yet so complex they inspire in us belief
In Him Who is our Maker Who designed what we should be
Unique in how we know Him in our own diversity
For children that are special God has gifted in this way
Receive a special blessing on that resurrection day
When Christ will come in glory to receive us as His own
And take us to His Kingdom to that place we've never known
Because they'll understand love from the Father in a way
We did not understand love when we lived here day by day
For there they'll have communion with the One that they adore
The One Whom they did lean upon when they were here before
Delayed or even handicapped as we perceived them then
When we could only see the way they suffered from our sin
But then they'll be most glorified as most like God they'll be
And nearest to His loving heart for all eternity
Exodus 19:5-6; Matthew 13:37-43; 18:1-7
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