Paralyzed Army veteran completes marathon in robotic exoskeleton: The power of public gratitude
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 27 November 2019
⏱️ 7 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR NOVEMBER 27, 2019
A paralyzed veteran and an NFL player who honors his blind mother highlight the power of public gratitude. Today's podcast tells their stories and invites us to trust the power of God for gratitude that glorifies God.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-Changing Christians. |
| 0:07.8 | To receive the Daily article directly to your email inbox each weekday morning, visit |
| 0:12.5 | thedailyarticle.com. Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:19.6 | Terry Hanigan Verline is a former Army sergeant and Vietnam veteran. |
| 0:24.6 | She made history earlier this month by becoming the first paralyzed competitor to successfully finish |
| 0:30.6 | a marathon with the help of a robotic exoskeleton. |
| 0:33.6 | She completed the New York City Marathon by walking the entire 26.2 miles over the course of three days. |
| 0:41.0 | Don't give up, she said in an interview. |
| 0:43.9 | The things that I did prior to me being paralyzed, I can still do. |
| 0:48.3 | It's just finding another way of doing it. |
| 0:50.7 | She is grateful to those who helped her use her exoskeleton to fulfill her dream. In other news, |
| 0:56.7 | DeAndre Hopkins scored two touchdowns as his Houston Texans defeated the Indianapolis Colts last |
| 1:02.4 | week. Each time, he gave the ball to his mother sitting in the stands. Here's what makes |
| 1:07.8 | their story so remarkable. His mom has been blind since 2002 |
| 1:12.2 | when she was attacked by another woman |
| 1:14.5 | who believed she was sleeping with her boyfriend. |
| 1:17.7 | Acid was involved in the assault, causing her blindness. |
| 1:21.4 | She has never been able to see her son play in the NFL. |
| 1:24.8 | So he gives her the football when he scores at home games as tangible proof of |
| 1:29.4 | his gratitude for her support. Yesterday, we encountered the biblical commands to give thanks in all |
| 1:38.7 | circumstances from 1st Thessalonians 518 and to always give thanks to God the Father for everything from |
| 1:47.4 | Ephesians 520 we are to give thanks in and for all that we experience as we noted the |
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