[Blindtlk] an awkward experience

[Judy Jones]

When I first became a Christian as a young school teacher, a friend and 
colleague told me thathat very possibly God could use me more for his 
purposes as a blind person, that I might reach people I never would as a 
sighted person.  So insightful, and, unfortunately, so rare.

Judy


-----Original Message----- 
From: o
Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2013 8:52 AM
To: lras at sprynet.com ; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] an awkward experience

Lloyd - your response is so insightful and filled with the truth.


Long ago, I taught children who were deaf or hard of hearing.  One student 
had parents who went to religious revivals - and would have some "healer" 
pray for their son each time.  Each time, the son's hearing would not 
change, and their young son had issues -  while trying to understand why God 
did not love him enough to heal him.   The parents just prayed harder, 
thinking their level of faith had not yet been attained.


I did not realize how prevalent these awkward experiences were....  I think 
people should print out your comment and save it for future encounters. 
Just slip them the note, smile, and thank them for their concern.


Pam



-----Original Message-----
From: Lloyd Rasmussen <lras at sprynet.com>
To: Blind Talk Mailing List <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tue, Oct 8, 2013 9:32 am
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] an awkward experience


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



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