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January 04

Many of you are familiar with the remarkable life of Helen Keller. As a baby, she went through a terrible illness that deprived her of both sight and hearing, and soon she became mute. When Helen was six, her parents sought the advice of Alexander Graham Bell regarding her education, and as a result, Anne Sullivan became her teacher. Through Miss Sullivan’s diligent efforts and the efforts of others, Helen Keller eventually was able to go to college and graduated with honors.

Helen Keller’s greatest achievement of course, was the help she was able to give those who were similarly disabled. Her driving force was her Christian faith.

During His three–year ministry, Jesus healed many. He opened blind eyes and cured some who were paralyzed. But He was not able to reach all of Palestine’s sick . . . nor were all able to reach Him. God still heals, but not all experience a miracle. Helen Keller’s miracle was not that she was given new sight, new hearing, but that despite the handicaps, she was able to accomplish a great deal and, in particular, to greatly help others.

The Apostle Paul, surely one of the finest Christians who ever lived, writes that he asked God three times to heal him of what he called his “thorn in the flesh,” and each time God responded: “My grace is sufficient for you” . . . and that grace is offered to each of us as we look up and out to Him. Around us we see many examples of overcoming faith, “the victory that overcomes the world.” As God promised the people of Asher in the Old Testament: “Your strength will equal your days”