Dad, wait,” he said.

I stopped the wheelchair, and then something happened that I had not expected at all. My son put his hands together, closed his eyes, and began to pray. His voice trembled, but every word was sincere:

— “I want to walk. Please give me strength. I won’t do anything bad and I will always be good.”

My heart tightened at this child’s prayer. I didn’t know what to say, I just stood next to him while he prayed. Then he opened his eyes, smiled, and said: