Monthly Archives: February 2011

Perfectly Human: God is Great

Written by   February 16, 2011   Autism, Christian Faith
Karen Jackson is an advocate for people with disabilities. She attends Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church of Norfolk. She's currently the Director of Faith Inclusion Network, (FIN) of Hampton Roads.

Being the mom of a child with autism can have its challenges, to be sure, but I am constantly amazed by the wonderful blessings and lessons learned from my very special daughter.
For the last ten years or so, each night we sat at dinner together, our family of five. My husband Scott, sons Joseph and Jacob and daughter Samantha say a very common blessing over the food. We started this practice so that our children would be able to lead the blessing independently when they were young, and it has since stuck around, even though our children are now 15, 13 and 8 years old respectively. The short familiar prayer goes like this:
“God is great, God is good, let us thank Him for our food. Amen.”
Our daughter Samantha, the one who is 13 years old and has autism, started to say parts of the prayer a few years ago. Even …

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