[Faith-talk] Faith and eclipse

[Ericka]

I wish things were better here but we had clouds and it just looked like we were going to get a big storm. There wasn't much change. Of course the next day the weather was beautiful! They did pretty good on TV to describing things. I watched it on cbs. I'll have to admit, I stuck my nose an inch away from the TV to get a peek! Did anyone use the soundscapes app developed for the blind to experience the eclipse? 

I have to admit I don't like the song totally clips of the heart. All I could think of Monday was cat Stevens "I'm being followed by a moon shadow moon shadow. Leaping and hoping on a Moonshadow, Moonshadow, Moonshadow. "

This little light of mine Bill is one of my gospel favorites.

Ericka Short
 from my iPhone 6+

> On Aug 23, 2017, at 10:40 AM, Bill Outman via Faith-Talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Debbie.  We had about 85% here in central Florida, so I know what you
> mean about the effects with birds.  We only had a slight temperature drop.
> Just curious, where are you located?  
> 
> I believe it would have taken somewhere over 90% coverage to get the
> wildlife impacts.  
> 
> You're right that even this small amount of light is quite a bit, and our
> eyes are accustomed, if they work, to adjusting to working with small
> amounts of light.  
> 
> You may remember learning, perhaps at a camp someplace, the lyrics "This
> little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine."  There's your sermon basis,
> the fact that even a little bit of light dispels darkness.  
> 
> I like Ericka's comment about the eclipse unifying us as a nation even for a
> moment considering all that is occurring.  I hope this in fact occurred, as
> we all collectively and individually seem to be experiencing a total eclipse
> of the heart on a number of matters.  
> 
> The coverage on the Weather Channel was pretty good, considering the main
> focus wasn't describing for the blind, but one could still get a good feel
> for the vent, as they could approach things scientifically without having to
> juggle the other news.  
> 
> I also listened to an audio description of the eclipse provided by ACB Radio
> on Monday, which was presented from the campus of the Tennessee School for
> the Blind in Nashville, where they experienced totality.  They've put up an
> archive of the program if anyone would still like to listen to and by this
> means enjoy this experience.  It's important for us as blind people to
> appreciate these accessibility efforts, so that society will understand we
> desire to be included.  I heard of at least one blind person say they didn't
> care about the eclipse because tye couldn't partake of it visually.  
> 
> I'm gald we could appreciate this wonder of nature, and be thankful for it
> no matter how we may believe it all came to be.  
> 
> In Christ's love.  
> 
> Bill Outman 
> Daytona Beach, Florida 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Faith-Talk [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Deborah
> Brown via Faith-Talk
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2017 8:37 PM
> To: 'Faith-talk, for the discussion of Blindness in faith and religion'
> Cc: Deborah Brown
> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Faith and eclipse
> 
> Where I live, we had about 84 percent of the sun's light blocked. It really
> wasn't dark enough out there to convince the birds and insects it was
> evening.  Sixteen percent of the sun's light is still a lot of light. There
> is a sermon in that somewhere.
> 
> Debbie Brown
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Faith-Talk [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ericka
> via Faith-Talk
> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2017 3:58 PM
> To: faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Ericka <dotwriter1 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Faith-talk] Faith and eclipse
> 
> You know, I think God did unite us all at least for today. So many people
> admiring gods amazing creation peacefully. So many people could have set up
> terrorist actions today including North Korea. Even Melania and Donald saw
> the eclipse.  
> 
> I pray that we all remember that all faiths, all genders, all races, disable
> to nine disabled & all ages all took part in and gloried in that's amazing
> gift from the Lord reminding us that he is still around.
> 
> God is trying to unite us, lead us we just have to realize that he never
> does anything the way we want them to. I see you today as a gift and
> blessing to us all in these challenging confusing times.
> 
> Peace be with you all!
> 
> 
> Ericka Short
> from my iPhone 6+
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