[Blindtlk] an awkward experience

[justin williams]

I would have left that man flat on his back if he had approached me the next week with that crap.  

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From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sherry Gomes
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 10:04 AM
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Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] an awkward experience

I've had this happen to me and handled it a variety of ways. The most memorable time was when I used to sing in a church choir. One morning, a guy came up to me and told him the Holy Spirit told Him I'd be healed by the next week. When I showed up in choir the next week, still blind, with my guide dog, the guy told me it meant there was either sin or unforgiveness in my life. I told him to go read John, particularly chapter ten. Then I also said that blindness wasn't a problem to me, only a problem to other people and that was his problem. I finished by saying that if he was seriously going to pray for healing, I'd prefer to be healed of my arthritis, because it does cause serious limitation to my life but that blindness didn't bother me. He never spoke to me again, for which I was thankful. 



-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michael
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 7:24 AM
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Subject: [Blindtlk] an awkward experience

Good morning folks,  I lost my sight six years ago and went through a very dark time for a couple of years and eventually became comfortable with who I am and have since then gone on to do most of what I did before.

But I had an experience yesterday that I didn�t know how to handle.  I was at the gym and had just completed an hour of cardio.  I was sitting at a table located in the center of the gym floor cooling down when a woman began a conversation with me.  She said that she was sitting at the table also (which I doubt) and that God had put her there to talk to me and that she was an evangelist.   She asked if she could talk to me.  When I answered in the affirmative she stood next to me, took my hand in both of her hands, and began praying over me.  She asked God to help this poor  child, saying that Jesus had healed the sick, cured the blind, and raised the dead.  She prayed for over a minute (at least it felt like), using verbage that I only hear on Sunday morning.  Then she finished and left me sitting there.  I was shocked and didn�t know what to say.  I let her do her thing thinking that I had probably made her feel positive about herself by helping 
�this poor child�.  Understand that I am a christian but have never had such an embarrassing display since losing my sight.  Has this happened to others, and how did you handle such a display?

Michael
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