[MoonlitWaves]

Why does God allow birth defects?
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[askahealer]

.....the boulder in the middle of the path IS a part of the path.

What a wonderful way to put it. I have learned to suspend judgment about what I think a situation is about because it is often only in hindsight that I realize the blessing within the so-called tragedy.

Boulders in the middle of the path force us to call on something greater than the ego-self to deal with them. Whether we go around, are lifted above, dig under, blast the boulder with spiritual intent and focus or just stare at it, we are progressing along our path as long as we stay conscious and aware.

Sometimes boulders have appeared in my life, specifically to stop me for a while. When I've been going, going, going like the energizer bunny because I don't want to see something, or deal with something, then sometimes God puts a boulder in front of me. When I am out of options, I will stop. I will surrender. I will listen for the still, small voice that I could never hear when I have my own little agenda.

As for physical challenges that seem cruel, I've seen a few in my work as a healer over the years. Yet, if I looked at the whole picture, I saw that children were coming in damaged to help their parents at times. How? By being the boulder in the road that forced the parent to open their heart in a new way; to call more upon Spirit for guidance; to recognize the sovereign mastery of each soul to choose their fate, including the little child in their arms.

And I agree that other children had their own spiritual mission, and their own reasons for coming into life with illnesses or congenital defects that made life much harder for them than for other children.

I'm seeing Stephen Hawking in my mind right now... He's a sublime example.

I am also thinking of a young girl I met. She is called Grandmother Chandra. I had an experience with her that reinforced my own memory that we choose our bodies, we choose our family, we choose our life's potential.

If life were an open book to us, there'd be no reason to be here. It's an adventure, filled with potential. It's the potential that we choose.

When does God step in? I believe we have free will so I feel Spirit waits for an invitation. The trouble with us, as humans, is that we sometimes don't like the answer God gives. Sometimes, it is in the highest interest of the souls involved, that the illness remain. We may not want to hear that. That's where faith comes in. If we know that the ultimate outcome is good, we can trust that the answer is always good.