Tuesday, October 21, 2008

"Remember to play after every storm."

In Memory Of Mattie Stepanek Pictures, Images and Photos
FOR OUR WORLD
We need to stop.
Just stop.
Stop for a moment.
Before anybody
Says or does anything
That may hurt anyone else.
We need to be silent.
Just silent.
Silent for a moment.
Before we forever lose
The blessing of songs
That grow in our hearts.
We need to notice.
Just notice.
Notice for a moment.
Before the future slips away
Into ashes and dust of humility.
Stop, be silent, and notice.
In so many ways, we are the same.
Our differences are unique treasures.
We have, we are, a mosaic of gifts
To nurture, to offer, to accept.
We need to be.
Just be.
Be for a moment.
Kind and gentle, innocent and trusting,
Like children and lambs,
Never judging or vengeful
Like the judging and vengeful.
And now, let us pray,
Differently, yet together,
Before there is no earth, no life,
No chance for peace.
Mattie Stepanek Pictures, Images and Photos

I love this little boy and was so sad when he passed away on June 22, 2004 at the age of 13. Three weeks shy of his 14th birthday. He was & always will be an inspiration to us all.
You can learn more about Mattie at: www.mattieonline.com
You can't help but love him.

2 comments:

Stephie Says..... said...

I can so agree with you. Loved seeing that boy on the tv. Such a positive, caring inspirartion to the world.

Jennifer said...

beau, i never have seen him on the tv..but i can just imagine how touching it must have been. when i see you, i need to tell you the situation i was in this weekend. let me tell you beau it makes me see the world so different..i am so blessed and even more blessed when i see what is out there...god bless my baby girl. she is truely a miracle and if we didn't have the technology that we have today then I wouldn't have her. I can't imagine my life without her. She is a gift from God..