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| Photo by Nick Fewings |
What a joy is was to celebrate our July Parade service with so many children from our uniform ed organisations bringing forward their flags and the Rainbows mascot.
We had a fabulous service led by Philip Lewer, one of our local preachers. He came with bags full of things and kept everyone involved through 1, 2, 3 games and envelope quizzes. We each came away with a coaster and were challenged to put our first drink of the day on it and to remember how unique and special we are, and that we are loved by God.
Philip ended his service with these words:
"I'm Special!"
In all the world there is nobody like me.
Since the beginning of time, there has never been another person like me.
Nobody has my smile.
Nobody has my eyes, my nose, my hair, my hands, my voice.
I'm special!
No one can be found who has my handwriting.
Nobody anywhere has my exact tastes for food or music or art.
No one sees things just as I do. In all of time there has been no one who laughs like me, no one who cries like me. And whatever makes me laugh or cry, will never provoke identical laughter and tears from anybody else, ever.
No one reacts to any situation just as I would react.
I'm special!
I'm the only one in all of creation who has my set of abilities.
Oh, there will always be somebody who is better at one of the things I'm good at, but no one in the universe can reach the quality of my combination of talents, ideas, abilities and feelings.
Like a roomful of musical instruments, some may excel alone, but none can match the symphony sound when all are played together.
I'm a symphony.
Through all of eternity no one will ever look, talk, walk, think or do like me.
I'm special!
I'm rare. And, in all rarity, there is great value.
Because of my great rare, value, I need not attempt to imitate others.
I will accept - yes, celebrate my differences.
I'm special!
And I'm beginning to realise it's no accident that I'm special.
I'm beginning to see that God made me special for a very special purpose.
He must have a job for me that no one else can do as well as I.
Out of all the billions of applicants, only one is qualified, only one has the right combination of what it takes.
That one is me!
Because I'm Special!
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