Best of the best~ Mattie Stepanek

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Mattie J. T. Stepanek

April 16, 1996, age 5

Mattie died in June of 2004 at the age of 13 from dysautonomic mitochondrial myopathy (MDA)

He was wise beyond his years

xo
Patti

Best of the Best





My favorite colors are

Pink and orange.

Sometimes,

I say they are “sunset.”

God’s favorite color is “world.”

My favorite number is “five.”

And also twenty-five,

Forty-five, and other

Numbers that end in five.

God’s favorite number is “all.”

From “nothing to for-everything.”

My favorite hand is my “left.”

And my left eye, ear, and foot.

God’s favorite is “everyone’s”

Hands, eyes, ears, and feet.

My favorite language is

“Sweet voices” like in lullabies,

That sing to us in English, or

Korean, or Sign Language.

God knows all languages,

But His favorite is the

“Language of the children.”

My favorite flavor is “chocolate.”

God’s favorite flavor is “rainbow.”

My favorite places are the

“North pole, Hawaii,

Australia Ireland, and Heaven.”

God’s favorite is “every lace.”

Except for Hell, because Hell is the

Baddest place where devils live.

My favorite things to do are to

“Pray to God, read books, write

Poems and stories, watch movies,

And play with Mommy

And with friends and with Legos.”

God’s favorite things to do are to

“Say ‘good job, people!’ and

Put His hand on my shoulder

When I behave and be like Him.”

My favorite song is the “Heaven

Is a Wonderful Place” song.

God’s favorite song is

“Glory to God in the Highest.”

My favorite things in the world are

“God, Mommy, and Mr. Bunny.”

God’s favorite things are

“His people.”

My favorite dream-wish is

“Teaching peace, and also getting

My Black Belt and being in Heaven

With my brothers and sister.”

God’s favorite dream-wish is about

“Goodness and kindness and the

End of hating, fighting, and war.”

Wow!

That’s a lot of neat favorites!

But God wins.

God wins the “Best of the Best.”

And I wish I could give Him

The “Gift of Peace” as first prize.






(From “Reflections of a Peacemaker”)