Ain't No Yellow Brick Road

“…if the root is holy, so are the branches.” Romans 11:16

As disciples of Christ, we know that He is the source of our strength, our hope, our compassion. The good things that flow out of us – to our children, to our neighbors, even to our enemies – ultimately flow from him and through us.

We must remember, then, that much the same principle applies to us and our special needs child.

Until he is of age, until he is able to understand what Christ has to offer, and until he is able to make his own decisions, I am the root of my son. He is my branch, my fruit, my produce.

What I am, what I say, and what I do is what he is now; and likely what he will become as he moves through life and into adulthood.

How critical then, that in my striving through life I make sure I take the time and the care to strive to be focused on holy things and that I offer myself up as wholly submitted to God. We must teach our child that apart from the vine that is Christ, we can achieve nothing. Neither can he.