Be Like Buddy

I’ve shared before about this amazing circle of women that I am blessed to be a part of…these are the warrior women who face every aspect of life with great tenacity and phenomenal strength…they at times walk in fire and don’t even sweat…their faith is uncommon…one of these wonderful warriors has a special needs adult son…”Buddy”…we call him…”our Buddy”…because we have adopted him in our hearts and we have prayed him through many medical challenges…Buddy would be considered disabled…he is unable to walk…and has limited verbal skills…but what Buddy does have is LOVE…Buddy will hug and embrace anyone…he has no biases…he has no “party affiliation”…he does not see race…or gender…he just loves..because it makes him happy…he is at his finest when he is loving another human being…as his mother was describing his joy in loving everyone…I heard God say…”who is really disabled?”…Buddy?…or everyone who loves conditionally? Isn’t Buddy the one who has the greatest ability…to love ALL…with abandon…to declare that he accepts you…no matter what your backstory..no matter what your flaws…or weaknesses…whether you are rich or poor…black or white…male or female…old or young…Democrat or Republican…he loves…God spoke to me… He said…Mary…be like Buddy…his ability far outweighs what the world sees as his disability…I learned a wonderful lesson from the beautiful heart of Buddy…God showed me what He values…that “Buddy kind of love“…I want to be like Buddy…who do you want to be like?