REVEALED BY DEATH ALONE
A pastor received a call from a new father. He wanted the pastor to be present when he told the new mother she had given birth to a beautiful baby — healthy in every way — but the newborn boy had no ears. The baby had auditory openings and all the inner ear parts necessary to receive sound, but no fleshly part outside which we commonly call the ear. The doctors assured the parents that the problem would be corrected when his growth was completed and a donor was found. School was tough. Many times he came home weeping, “I’m a freak!” He became aware of the stares, whispers and taunts of the other kids. He grew up learning to live with this. He became an excellent student — entered college to study geology. One day he received a call from his father saying, “Well, son, we’ve finally found a donor, the operation will be this summer.” Following the operation,…
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