[Blindtlk] an awkward experience

[Christine Olivares]

Judy,
I totally agree with you. Many people have told me how they are inspired by what I can do, and that I give them strength to go on at times. This isn't meant to brag, just relaying what people have told me.

I find myself hearing others' struggles because I guess it is really easy to talk to a blind person. I can be a good listener to a stranger especially. Here's how the pattern works: someone tells me his/her issues, we talk, and then I offer to pray with them by putting a hand on them if desired.

So I love what you said, and I think god uses us for our glory with our inconveniences.

God bless,
christine
On Oct 8, 2013, at 9:37 PM, "Judy Jones" <jtj1 at cableone.net> wrote:

> 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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