HEAVEN'S VERY SPECIAL CHILD

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DEAR FAITHFUL READER: The poem is very moving, and I'm pleased to reprint it. It was written 50 years ago by Edna Massimilla of Hatboro, Pa., the widow of a pastor, when their daughter, a child with Down syndrome, was born. (She is now with the Lord.) When I spoke with Edna -- who is 90 -- she explained that she wrote the poem to emphasize that every creation is for a purpose, and she's still writing poems and songs especially for children with disabilities. Read on:

HEAVEN'S VERY SPECIAL CHILD

A meeting was held quite far from Earth
It was time again for another birth.

Said the Angels to the Lord above --

"This special child will need much love.
Her progress may be very slow
Accomplishment she may not show.
And she'll require extra care
From the folks she meets down there.

She may not run or laugh or play
Her thoughts may seem quite far away
So many times she will be labeled
'different,' 'helpless' and disabled.

So, let's be careful where she's sent.
We want her life to be content.

Please, Lord, find the parents who
Will do a special job for you.
They will not realize right away
The leading role they are asked to play.

But with this child sent from above
Comes stronger faith, and richer love.
And soon they'll know the privilege given
In caring for their gift from heaven.

Their precious charge, so meek and mild
Is heaven's very special child."
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Dedicated to all of the Creator's Special Children. May the forces and spirits of good angels watch over them and protect them from all harm and evilness. Let the Great Sun shine upon them daily and keep the Light of Love in their hearts always in all ways. ~ Con Amor, Peta