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“Is it your hand you want to be healed, or would you rather have your heart made whole?” Startled by this thought, and trying to understand it, Steve considered the times he had seen others struggling with feelings of inadequacy, and how his own experiences had helped him to have compassion. He thought of the strength he had gained as he had overcome challenges to do things others found easy. He realized his infirmity had not been his handicap. His true handicap had been his heart not understanding what he was learning. In fact, as he considered further, he realized his infirmity had been his friend, teaching him things no other teacher could. It had enriched his life and blessed him in ways he had never before considered. Would he be willing to give up what he had learned to have his hand made whole? He smiled at the thought. No, instead he prayed for his heart to be changed, and would keep his hand the way it was, because there was probably still more for him to learn. As the rest of the world started to awake, and the sun blinked over the eastern horizon, other people 23