[Faith-talk] o clear things up

[Ashley Bramlett]

Hi Marianne,

Its so nice to see you on list. I did not know you were here! Do you teach 
or something like it? I think I've seen you on nobe-l and blindkid.

I think we are calmer and can be civil. Linda did what you are saying 
though. She talked to the list member causing some problems off list. She 
told me she did so. You are quoting scripture right; it sounds familiar.


I relate to what you are saying. I have also felt unwanted. In struggles to 
even volunteer, I sensed the sighted people around me did not know what I 
could do and they did not always ask. I was given excuses for why I could 
not volunteer.
I'm also still looking for work.

I'm glad you found peace and meaning.

Happy of fourth of july, too.

Ashley


-----Original Message----- 
From: Marianne Haas via Faith-Talk
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2017 12:23 PM
To: 'Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion'
Cc: Marianne Haas
Subject: [Faith-talk] o clear things up

Good Morning,
My name is Marianne and I do not  often comment on this list.  However, here
are some of my thoughts:
I did not know for a long time how to respond and how to change subject
lines either.  I am trying to learn new  ways of doing  things.

I always believed and still believe that as people of faith, we should be
very civilized with each other.  If someone does something wrong, we should
privately take them aside and talk to them.  I am mainly thinking of the
bible, where it says:
If you have  a difficulty with your Brother, go to your Brother first.  I
think that I quoted the saying correctly, but I am not sure.

I think we should also not fight over details such as if the Mass should be
conducted in Latin or not.  My boyfriend, for instance, talks about this.
He feels that if the Latin was brought back more people would be attracted
to the Catholic Church again.  Again, there are many Mansions in the kingdom
of God.

I am much more concerned about healing the divisions in this country and how
to  have a place as a person without physical sight in the community.  I
think we all have our gifts and it is up to us to show them to each other
and to work with the sighted community for them to recognize us.  In many
cases, I felt useless in this society.  However, I found people that
recognize what I have to offer.  I  hope that other people on this list have
also found people to relate to and to be appreciated by someone.

Lately, I want to wish everyone a wonderful 4th of July.

Best  Regards,

Marianne


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