Hobbling to Heaven

It is indeed a serious matter to face life with a handicap which cripples one and impedes his progress and thwarts desires which may be dear to his heart.  And, especially now, as we stand at the threshold of a new year and hear of the promises of better days to come and see the hope, which as the poets say, “springs eternal in the human breast,” the thought of being crippled is vexatious. Even at its best this natural life is a struggle and requires that we exert ourselves and employ all our...