A young man with a limp hobbled by Looking for an empty corner to beg. His sad and weathered face revealed Life wasn’t giving him any breaks. The shame and guilt of his disability Were burdens wearing down his faith. His desperation to find compassion Gave way to other’s judgment and hate. One day two men approached him With accusatory and critical intentions. They asked him what sins he had done To cause his debilitating afflictions. The man hung his head in despair. But before he could muster a reply, A good man joined the scene who was Gentle, lowly - full of mercy and light. The good man interceded in the attack Seeking to reveal the evil in the men. The accusations they were hurling Were lies with no truth and foundation. The good man lovingly proclaimed, “This man or his parents haven’t sinned. What has he done to warrant your hate?” Disclosing the darkness that lies within. Said the good man, familiar with suffering And wrongful accusation’s plight, “This man’s disability happened so that The work of God be displayed in his life.” “For nothing is wasted in God’s Kingdom. All suffering will one day be redeemed. Judgment is not what I have commanded. But to love Me and My creation in need.”