Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from Radical.net.

This first and second Samuel about a special need in Mephybiceth, I think about

families and children and teenagers and adults with special needs across the

church that I have the privilege of pastoring long story short. My predecessor

and our church, Lon Solomon, he and his wife Brenda have a daughter with special

needs and many years ago started a special needs ministry in the church and to

see the fruit of that ministry every Sunday and caring for children of all ages

teens and adults when I walk through our building and I see different

programs going on for adults with disabilities or teens or children and then

if you've ever heard about Jill's house, it's right next to our Tyson's

location at the church that I pastor and it's an amazing ministry that

provides respite for children and rest for families who have children with

special needs. All this to say we are all surrounded in our communities and our

churches by children and teenagers and adults and families with special needs

and I just want to lead us to pray that God would help us to be a reflection of

his character and his love, his provision, his help in the lives of those with

special needs around us. That God would give us eyes to see and hands that are

willing to help and even as we pray that God would help us to stand faithfully as

intercessors on behalf of families with special needs around us. So let's pray

based on 2nd Samuel chapter 4 verse 4 together. God, we praise you for your

beautiful, wonderful creation of every single person made in your image. God,

we praise you for your beauty and wonder even in the middle of special needs and

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