[Faith-talk] Blindness and churches

[Noemi Martinez]

Hi Alicia: my name is Noemi Martinez and I am hispanic and belong to a 
spanish speaking church. Alicia I understand what you are talking about. I 
too have had the experience in my local church where many times people want 
to pray for me too. They want god to heel me. I know that my god is the god 
that can do it. But I say that if that is his will then so be it. But in the 
mean time I keep doing what he tells me to do for him. I preach his word and 
my blindness has been of great testimony for others. Even the ones in my 
church. Because if were born blind I feel that it was for a reason. He wants 
us to be of example for those to see his glory. God has opened up a door for 
me to go and preaxh the gospel to the country of Spain. I met a woman ws

a ministry working with the disable and just like her there are many more 
who look at us as useful in the hands of the Lord. So praise him and lets 
keep doing what he has called us to do. amen. God bless. Noemi
>From: "Beth Taurasi" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
>Reply-To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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>To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion" 
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>Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] Blindness and churches
>Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 13:23:11 -0400
>
>Well, I crack up when people want to lay hands on my eyes.  Some boy
>at the Baptist church I go to wanted to do that, and thinking back on
>that now, it really cracks me up.  The reason: people just dont
>understand that my eyes are the way they are and they won't change.  I
>was born with a permanent birth defect that resulted in blindness, and
>nothing can stop me from doing what I want.  But the Baptist church
>people see me as someone waiting for God to heal my eyes.  I guess the
>boy saw me as sort of a saint.  I don't mean to go too far with it.
>Beth
>
>On 8/3/07, Alicia Richards <alicia716 at msn.com> wrote:
> > Hi, everyone.  Steve, as always, your messages make good points, and I 
>like
> > reading them.  You're able to criticize constructively.  No, I'm not 
>being a
> > suck-up, I really do feel that way.
> >
> > Karmalynne, thank you for your welcome of me.  I appreciate it.  I hope 
>to
> > get to know you better, too.  Really pretty name by the way.  I like it:
> > it's unique.
> >
> > So, since we're dealing with blindness difficulties in our faith, here's 
>one
> > for all of you, and I'd like suggestions.  Right now, I am looking for a
> > church home.  I've lived here in Nebraska for a few months, tried a lot 
>of
> > churches, but not found one where I feel I belong.  Most of the time,
> > churches view me as a charity project because I'm blind.  They see me as
> > someone to be ministered to, not a contributing member of the church
> > community who can minister to others as well.  Or worse, they constantly
> > pray for God to heal me, or tell me they'll pray for that.  It upsets 
>me.  I
> > do believe that God could heal me if He chose to, and if He did, I 
>certainly
> > am not going to fight that.  However, I don't live my life waiting for 
>Him
> > to do it, or asking Him to do it.  I'm happy as I am, and I've seen so 
>many
> > instances where God has used my blindness for His own purposes and 
>glory.
> > He allowed me to be born that way for a reason, and that's fine by me.  
>But
> > so many Christians don't seem to understand or agree with that.  I try 
>to
> > educate people, but often it doesn't work, though I do my best to be 
>polite
> > and patient.  But sometimes I just get so tired and frustrated with it.
> > Have any of you guys encountered this problem? If so, how have those of 
>you
> > who belong to a church overcome this obstacle?  Thanks in advance for 
>your
> > feedback!
> >
> > Alicia
> >
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