[PJ] Over the weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Texas) shared an inspiring video ‐ a man in a wheelchair scaling a rock-climbing wall, with his wheelchair hanging below him! The video has personal meaning for Abbott, who was paralyzed from the waist down at age 26. Twitter users said they would rather die than lose the use of their legs, and one even told Abbott that God put him in a wheelchair. Abbott's responses were perhaps even more inspiring than the original video."So great to see but if I ever end up in a wheelchair I’m just ending it," one user wrote in response to the video. He would rather commit suicide than live without his legs.
"That’s what I thought before I ended up in a wheelchair," Abbott responded. "I’ve done more AFTER the accident that left me paralyzed than before that accident. With God all things are possible."
"God didn’t cause the accident that left me paralyzed, but He did help me persevere over that enormous challenge," the governor replied. "I’m a testament that the glory of God is revealed by a young man’s back being broken in half and still rising up to be Governor of Texas. With God all is possible."