[Faith-talk] being healed from blindness

[Ashley Bramlett]

Paul,
your explanation sounds good.
Also, I'd have to reiterate not all churches pitty people and Rj's statement 
kind of surprised me.
I think it may be the individual people, not the church as a whole, that are 
displaying these pittying behaviors.
I do hope those people get over their attitudes and invite
you for a meal.

Also, remember to be invited to socialize, we have to be presentable. I hope 
you all have good eating skills. I just say this because I hear a lot of 
fuss about inclusion, but I've seen less than desirable social skills at
gatherings of blind people. My dad has told me about some as well. Those 
include eating habits and cutting in line and interrupting people in 
conversations.

If they do not invite you over, another idea is initiate something. Ask them 
to come to your place or go out to dinner.

Ashley
-----Original Message----- 
From: Paul
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 9:02 PM
To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness

I've an answer to this problem about the church pitying us because of our
blindness, and I read this statement many years ago in a book about blind
welfare from the RNIB.  The main reason, as I and the author of the book see
it, is that there is yet no practical substitution to the human eye.  For
some deaf and hard of hearing people there is the cochlear implant and for
people who have lost limbs or arms there are artificial ones which, although
naturally not like the originals in their totality, nevertheless work to
some extent.  Unfortunately even in my church, even though they don't pity
me, no one will invite me over to their place for a meal and some good
conversation.  This happened after our Thanksgiving Day service, and I pray
it won't happen after Christmas Day services either.  Hope that was an
adequate explanation.  Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com>
To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
<faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 7:53 PM
Subject: [Faith-talk] being healed from blindness


> Dear list, First, as someone wi!th a doctorate in theology, I must say 
> I've not seen anywhere in scripture Christ refur to blindness as something 
> to be looked upon as evil, and yet, the church tens to pity us. I've not 
> seen this in my own church thank the Lord, but I know some of you have. 
> God allowed to be blind, and I don't need some faulse teacher to tell me 
> to claim my healing, just so they can bum money off me
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