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Repentance and Rest

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" In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength . . ." (Is 30:15) This week, I had to appear in court to declare my 18-year-old son incompetent--I had filed a three page document answering questions as to his ability to feed and dress himself, understand things like language and money and danger.  I had been dreading this moment for awhile. His geneticist persuaded me to petition the court a few weeks prior to his 18th birthday, so for the past couple of years it has been in the back of my mind, always a reminder of what his special birthday will mean. I guess similar to the way a child's high school graduation settles in the back of the minds of parents of seniors. But the past few months, the thought has been heavy.  It's like my emotional center has been shut down.  I haven't been able to contemplate, to meditate.   I've just been in motion. I've felt a little like the woman whom Oliver Saks in his book, The Man W