With Gifted Hands...and Heart

Below is a video of Dr. Ben Carson's speech which he delivered this week at the National Prayer Breakfast with President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden. His speech has been getting a lot of media attention. Sean Hannity is one that interviewed Dr. Carson about his speech a few days after the event. Sean's is also an important video worth viewing. You will find The Hannity interview just below the National Prayer Breakfast speech.

I first heard about Dr. Carson many years ago, when he was interviewed on CBN. He is one of the top neurosurgeons in the nation. I was captivated by his story immediately. His story is an incredible miracle of grace and power. It is told in his book, The Big Picture. He also has an incredible testimony in his second book: Gifted Hands.   He may have other books, but the third one that I read by this author, was America the Beautiful. It is a well-written discussion about our blessed nation, as well as some common sense solutions to improve what has gone wrong in recent years.

His amazing story leading to all his accomplishments, and the fact that he is a Christian was probably the reason he was asked to speak at the National Prayer Breakfast. By the look and demeanor of President Obama, I'm sure it wasn't the President's decision that Dr. Carson speak. And Dr. Carson held nothing back though President Obama was on one side of him as he spoke, and Joe Biden was on the other.

The expression on Obama’s face is priceless. One can read by his body language, the disgust he must be feeling as Dr. Carson talks about political correctness, the national debt, as well as the Obama national health care system that is riveted with problems.

Dr. Carson speaks of the folly of expecting one class of people to pay more taxes than another, when we have a clear example laid out for us in the Bible in the way of tithes. He touches on the “dumbing down” of our nation, and how our nation has become a “what can you do for me nation” instead of the "can do" nation that we once were. He explains how our lack of knowledge of our history is one of the fundamental problems that have brought our nation to decline. He reminds us that our founders warned citizens that our nation will fundamentally change when our people become so ignorant that they can be led like sheep to slaughter. Dr. Carson begins his speech with Scripture and constantly uses Scripture to back up his thoughts. 

There are many lessons in this speech from the soft spoken man with gifted hands...and heart.




Sean Hannity interviews Dr. Carson regarding his speech at the National Prayer Breakfast:



Speaking of heroes…Yes, we were! The only person that might be a bigger hero than Dr. Carson would be his mama. If nothing else, please listen to the video to hear that moving testimony.