[Faith-talk] blind sence child birth.

[Debby Phillips]

Glad you had that great experience. Sometimes The Lord puts unforgettable  people in to our lives.   Blessings,    Debby

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On Sep 4, 2013, at 1:06 PM, "Maureen Pranghofer" <maureensmusic at comcast.net> wrote:

>   Hi
> Debby
> Your post reminds me of my friend from years ago Sister Josaphat.  She was the most joyful person I've ever met, always smiling, laughing and talking about how wonderful was the Lord.  She own 2 changes of clothees and a Bible that was it, she was here from Uganda and returned back to her country to work with children.
> She taught me so much.
> Maureen
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Debby Phillips
> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:35 PM
> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion ; faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] blind sence child birth.
> 
> Pospa Bear, you make so much sense.  I guess I'd like to just say
> that nobody except the Lord can judge whether a brother or sister
> is "on fire" for God.  One of the most "on fire" people I ever
> knew was a Benedictine nun.  She loved Jesus with all of her
> being, but she didn't make huge ripples in the world, and many of
> you would say that because she's Catholic she couldn't possibly
> be Christian.  But I watched her as she loved the other nuns in
> her community, as she loved me (she was one of my readers) but it
> wasn't just reading that she did for me.  She encouraged me when
> others didn't, she loved everybody.  She showed kindness when it
> would have been easy to be mean-spirited.  She just quietly went
> about her day, doing what she had to do.  She was in remission
> from cancer, and eventually she got sick again.  I visited her in
> her room.  It was a place of peace, filled with the Presence of
> God.  To my knowledge, she didn't protest anything, didn't go on
> the Internet and write petitions or whatever.  She just loved God
> and loved the people that God put in her life.  When she died, I
> know there were tears, but there was great joy, too.  I knew a
> housemother at the School for the Blind in Oregon.  She was a
> kind, loving, wonderful woman of God.  She loved the Lord and
> that love that she received from Him was poured out on us
> students.  She truly loved us.  Yes, she cared for us because it
> was her job, but it wasn't just "a job" to her.  She actually
> cared with her heart.  I know that many of my friends from that
> school who are Christians are so because of her.  So please,
> let's not judge each other about whether someone is "on fire" for
> the Lord, or not, whether someone is "interpreting Scripture
> truly".  Not even Bible scholars agree about everything.
> Blessings,    Debby
> 
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