He Shook With Joy
Today was a rare moment when I went to chapel and found myself engaging in Trinity community. As I sang, I was moved to inner rejoicing, but then I saw something that provoked an expresssion that could not be contained: I smiled a big smile. In the seat below me was a man with special needs and his waving lifted hands caught my eye. I saw a man overcome with joy as he shamelessly engaged with his Creator. Praise reverberated throughout his entire body and it caused me to rejoice as I witnessed this glorious interaction. It didn't matter that he has a harder time understanding certain concepts or fewer social skills. It didn't matter that he is typically viewed as less. I truly believe these people are an undervalued asset to our society. They show us things we oft become blind toward. They tend to have unbelievably unreserved hearts in giving. They are whole, and they are needed. I love to watch and participate in corporate worship because it never ceases to amaze me how God meets each of us, face to face, where we are at, and that His meeting with us causes a range of responses because of His inspiringly unique creation.