In all of his 17years of wisdom, Bob Goff decided to leave school and become a mountain climber in Yosemite National Park, according to his book titled Love Does. His new friend decided to go with him, unquestioned, unchallenged. He went. His friend was a lot older and wiser (well, not a lot maybe, but at least some. He knew enough to know it wasn't the best plan.) The friend also probably knew enough not to argue with the extreme wisdom of a 17 year old bent on a purpose. So they went.
The beginning of the chapter has the words, "I used to want to fix people, but now I just want to be with them."
We research late into the night. Wondering if she can ever be fixed. If her specific problems carry a diagnosis. If medication can help. We know that her struggles will only ever be understood by her and we may never see progress. Was it wise to proceed anyway? Was the adoption of a very broken little girl a good idea? As the questions about her challenges grow, the questions about her worth bombard us. So many ask if we shouldn't have taken in someone we could have helped instead of the child that God placed in our family. What if she can never be fixed?
As He went along, He saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"
"Neither this man nor his parents sinned," said Jesus, "but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life..." John 9:1-3
The chapter of this fantastic book could be written just for adopting parents. We do not go into adoption to fix a child, but to come along side, to 'just be with them.'"
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