From a Friend...

Brennan Manning wrote in a book about an Epsicopal priest named Tom Minifie who had a Down Syndrome daughter. While conversing with another couple who's child had Down, and they were obviously upset by his behavior in church, Tom said, "We have four other children, so we know the blessing that kids can be. Yet the most precious gift we've ever received in our entire lives has been Sylvia. In her unihibited expression of affection, she revealed to us the face of God as no other human being ever has. Did you know that several Native American tribes attribute divinity to Down's children because in their utter simplicity they're a transparent window into the Great Spirit? Treasure this child, for he will lead you into the heart of God."