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I had the privilege of meeting an  incredible man last week.  George Velasquez was born to dance.  He became a professional ballroom dancer and danced competitively.  It was what he did.  Actually, it is still what he does … but he also inspires people these days.  How?  Well, the  man I met last week had only one leg, no toes, and only stubs where fingers were supposed to be.  It started with a hit-and-run accident 15 years ago, followed by a series of surgeries and infections.

 

The kicker:  Though I suspect there was a lot of despair (Imagine being robbed of the one thing you were born to do!), he never quit.  He still dances.  He refused to be robbed of that one thing he was born to do!  The man I met was cheerful, positive, active.  Through great loss (and, I suspect, continued and ongoing pain and frustration), one man went from teaching people how to dance to inspiring them how to live.  Check out his story and see him dance  at http://dancingoutofthedark.com/.  (I think the title of his website says it all.)

 

My point:  I don’t know if George Velasquez is a spiritual man or not.  However, his story reminds me that God uses us, builds us, challenges us, and heals us in many ways, ways we cannot imagine.  Accept, celebrate and rise to the challenge of each and every day. — jri

 

“Great crowds came to him, bringing the

the blind seeing.“

    –    Matthew 15: 30-31