Special Creation

"Good morning," Mrs. Fields said to her class at Potter Christian School. "Mason, can you remind everyone what special thing we're going to do today?" Using his communication device, Mason answered, "We're going to Potter's Woods to pick wildflowers." "That's right," said Mrs. Fields. "We'll leave after morning recess."When the recess bell rang, Cody, a new member of the class, stayed behind while the other kids filed out of the classroom."Did you have a question, Cody?" Mrs. Fields asked.Cody nodded. "How can Mason pick wildflowers if he can't walk or use his hands?" "He can do lots of things, Cody. He has a special chair to help him go places and a special device to help him talk. He'll let us know if he needs our help.""Okay. Since I can do everything by myself, I'll help Mason if he can't do something," Cody said."Thank you, Cody, that's very kind of you. But don't forget that even though you can do many things by yourself, everyone needs help sometimes. We all have different abilities because God made each of us special. Think about the flowers we're going to pick. Do you think they'll all be alike?"Cody shook his head. "My sister's class had a field trip to the woods yesterday, and they found all kinds of different flowers.""I'm sure they did," said Mrs. Fields. "Flowers don't all look the same, but they're all beautiful. That's true of people too. We're all beautiful in God's eyes. He loves us all so much that He sent His Son to do what none of us could do ourselves--Jesus died and rose again to save us from sin. We all have equal need of His help, yet He created each of us with special abilities so we could help one another in different ways.""So Mason has special abilities too?" Cody asked.Mrs. Fields nodded. "Cody, like most of the class, you can do some things Mason can't do, but as you get to know him, you'll be surprised to see all he is able to do--even some things you can't do." She smiled. "I'll tell you one thing he's very good at. He spreads the joy of Jesus with his cheerful and loving attitude." -Beverly B. Papizan