Serving God With Autism

(Today we learn more about autism from our guest blogger Samuel. Samuel is 17 years old and has autism. He recently learned to communicate through a letter board. Learn more about Samuel by reading his other posts.)

On Monday I talked about how important it is to serve others. Some people might think that because I have autism, I don’t need to serve others, but that’s not true! This month is Autism Awareness Month and I have been busy teaching others what it is like having autism from my perspective. I get to volunteer with a local group that helps people who have autism. Also, I get to write about my life with autism here on the Joni and Friends Kids’ Corner Blog! I am so glad I get to serve God this way. I hope you are learning things about people who live with autism that you didn’t know before now. But mostly, I hope you are learning how God’s ways are different than the world’s ways. He is good and always right even when it doesn’t make sense to us. As 2 Corinthians 4:5 says, “For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.” Can you think of a way to serve someone this week, even if you are young, small, or disabled?