[Blindtlk] an awkward experience

[Lloyd Rasmussen]

I have had these experiences, also.  I often try to tell people that I 
believe that God could give me sight if it suited His purposes.  The fact 
that He has not seen fit to do this indicates that I am where God wants me 
to be, and sometimes even doing what He wants done by a person in my 
position.

If the question of whether you have sinned or not comes up, I would refer 
them to John 9, which is a passage worth reading.  You could check it out on 
Biblegateway.com .

We are engaged in a struggle to change what it means to be blind.  The 
struggle should not always manifest itself as a fight.  All of us are people 
who have something to contribute, and sometimes this is by the example we 
set.  Some people will understand us and some will not.  It's going to be 
this way for the rest of our lives.  Be prepared to offer a good word in 
season and out of season.

Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
http://lras.home.sprynet.com

-----Original Message----- 
From: Michael
Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 9:23 AM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
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