Atafundraisingdinnerforaschoolthatserveslearning-disabledchildren,thefatherofonestudent
deliveredaspeechthatwouldneverbeforgottenbythosewhoattended.Hebeganwithaquestion."EverythingGoddoesisdonewithperfection.Yet,myson,Shay,cannotlearnandunderstandthingsasotherchildrendo.WhereisGod'splanreflectedinmyson?"
Theaudiencewasstilledbythequestion.Thefathercontinued,"IbelievethatwhenGodbringsachildlikeShayintotheworld,anopportunitytorealizetheDivine(意图)Planpresentsitself.Anditcomesinthewaypeopletreatthatchild."
Thenhetoldthefollowingstory:
ShayandIwalkedpastaparkwheresomeboysShayknewwereplayingbaseball.Shayasked,"Doyouthinktheywillletmeplay?"
Iknewthatmostboyswouldnotwanthimontheirteam.Shaydidn'tevenknowhowtoholdthebatproperly,muchlessconnectwiththeball.SoIapproachedoneoftheboysonthefieldandaskedifShaycouldplay.Theboylookedaroundforguidancefromhisteammates.Gettingnone,hetookmattersintohisownhandsandsaid,"Wearelosingbysixruns(得分).Thegameisintheeighthinning(回合).Hecanbeonourteamandwewilltrytoputhimuptobatintheninthinning."
Inthebottomoftheeighthinning,Shay'steamscoredafewrunsbutwasstillbehindbythree.Atthetopoftheninthinning,Shayputonagloveandplayedintheoutfield.
Inthebottomoftheninthinning,Shay'steamscoredagain.Theyhadthepotentialtowin.WouldtheteamactuallyletShaybatatthisjunctureandgiveawaytheirchancetowinthegame?
Surprisingly,Shaywasgiventhebat.Atlast,understandingwhattheboy'sintentionshadbeen,theboysfrombothteamshelpedShaywinthegamefortheteamandShaywascheeredasthehero.
"Thatday."saidthefathersoftlywithtearsnowrollingdownhisface,"theboysfrombothteamshelpedbringapieceoftheDivinePlanintothisworld."
7.Whydidthefatherthinkmostoftheboyswouldn'tletShayjointhem?___
A.BecausetheyknewShaywasanythingbutgoodatplayingbaseball.
B.BecausetheyknewShaywasphysicallydisabled.
C.Becausetheydidn'tgetonwellwithShay.