[Faith-talk] Disability service

Mon Feb 26 22:33:23 CST 2007

Hey thanks for the complament.  I am not a Baptist, I can't swim
very well :-)  I'm with the United Church of Christ.

Paul

Permanent good can never be the outcome of untruth and violence.
--Mahatma Gandhi

Quoting Devona Abel <djasister at windstream.net>:

> I like that!
>
> Are you Baptist?
>
> Just wondered.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <cg2183 at columbia.edu>
> To: "Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion"
> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 6:12 AM
> Subject: [Faith-talk] Disability service
>
>
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > How is everyone doing?  My name is Paul Grenier, I am a Masters
> of
> > Divinity student at Union Theological Seminary in New York and
> I
> > just joined up with the NFB a few months ago.  I am writing to
> > introduce myself and to get your help.  On March 7th I will be
> > leading a thirty minute chapel service on disabilities using
> the
> > story of the healing of a paralyzed man in John 5:1-15.  I was
> > wondering if anyone had any suggestions?
> > So far I have been thinking about doing something around the
> idea
> > that this man waited for 38 years to be healed by a magic pool
> when
> > all he needed was Jesus.  This is similar to people who spend
> years
> > of their lives and thousands of their dollars trying to find a
> cure
> > for their blindness, when all they need is the proper skills to
> deal
> > with it.  And of course Jesus is the one who can give them the
> hope
> > and confidence they need to confront their blindness and
> overcome
> > it through training and attitude.
> > We have already thought of a couple ideas for the service.  We
> often
> > do experimental things in Chapel, so we thought about passing
> out
> > blind folds and ear plugs, so that people could experience the
> > chapel with a simulated disability.  We also thought that for
> this
> > service it might be interesting to recreate the experience of
> the
> > paralyzed man by having an actual pool of water in the
> sanctuary.
> > We could then use this pool in some way to add an experiential
> > activity to the worship service.  For example, people could
> either
> > throw pennies into it, as a symbolic prayer, or we could have
> > pennies in the pool already and the congregation could come and
> > take them out, just as we should take our hope from things in
> this
> > world and invest it in Jesus instead.  Do you have any ideas,
> > either for prayers, scriptures, exegesis, or activities?
> > Also, on a completely different subject, I thought it would be
> a
> > neat discussion topic to find out what  people are doing for
> lent,
> > if anything?  I am protestant but I have found a lot of power
> in
> > the Lenten season, so this year I am devoting myself to an hour
> of
> > prayer every day, and I am trying to have a vegetarian diet.
> What
> > about you?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Paul Grenier
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Permanent good can never be the outcome of untruth and
> violence.
> > --Mahatma Gandhi
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Quoting Mary Ellen Sanchez <maryesanchez at grandecom.net>:
> >
> >> Hello Penny.  I hope you are well.  I am doing good.  I would
> >> like to ask
> >> everyone please pray for me as I have been having somewhat of
> a
> >> challenging
> >> semester.  I can really use your prayers during this time
> thank
> >> you.
> >> Your Friend,
> >> Mary Ellen.
> >> Email: maryesanchez at grandecom.net
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
> >> [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> >> On Behalf Of Penny Golden
> >> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2007 4:53 AM
> >> To: Faith-talk,for the discussion of faith and religion
> >> Subject: Re: [Faith-talk] hi all
> >>
> >> Greetings, Elisha,
> >> We are near neighbors; for I live in Eastern Nebraska where I
> >> teach
> >> school--and try to get numerous boys to learn their history,
> >> grammar and
> >> literature.  The girls generally come along for the ride
> without
> >> any
> >> difficulties.
> >> Nice to make your acquaintance.
> >> I see my friend  Mary Ellen has also welcomed you.  I think my
> >> next-door
> >> neighbor may be associated with this list in some kind of
> >> official
> >> capacity--but she's sensibly sleeping at this hour.
> >> Her name is Linda Mentink.  Her little ten-pound doggy and she
> >> hold court
> >> next door to my house.  And she is a very useful friend to
> have;
> >> for she has
> >> got lots of interesting things to share.
> >> Now I'd better stop writing and get on with what the day
> holds.
> >> The Lord bless you.  Where is your college?  we are about 400
> >> miles east of
> >> the Colorado border, give or take a few miles.
> >>
> >> At 01:21 AM 2/22/2007, you wrote:
> >> >Hello, I am Elisha I am from New Mexico but attending
> Colorado
> >> >Christian University currently. I am blind and A beliveer in
> >> Christ. I
> >> >just wanted to introduce myself and  Hope to get to know all
> of
> >> >yousooon God bless elisha
> >> >
> >> >
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