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| 1130.1 | | APACHE::MYERS | He literally meant it figuratively | Thu Aug 31 1995 16:18 | 16 |
| Sometimes stuff happens. I am of the mind that God created the
Universe and the laws by which it operates, but he does not as a
rule intervene with those laws. He created a miraculous universe,
but not a perfect one. Perhaps the human soul is healthier
striving for perfection than actually living in perfection; I
don't know.
I personally don't think that having a handicapped child is an
indication of the parent's disfavor or honor in the eyes of God.
It does seem to me, however, that people struck with adversity --
be it physical, emotional, financial... what ever -- tend to find
peace in Christ. The more hurdles we face in life the more we can
become either bitter or hopeful. The hopeful seek relief; and
those who seek will find it in the message of Christ.
Eric
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| 1130.2 | | GRIM::MESSENGER | Bob Messenger | Thu Aug 31 1995 16:19 | 5 |
| At least two of my relatives were born with handicaps: a first cousin on
my father's side was born with a cleft palate, and a second cousin on my
mother's side has Downs Syndrome.
-- Bob
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| 1130.3 | | CSC32::J_OPPELT | Wanna see my scar? | Sat Sep 02 1995 13:44 | 6 |
| I believe that God entrusts with special favor the to special
people the trials (and encumbent joys) of raising disadvantaged
children of whatever handicap -- physical, mental, emotional.
"Help me to remember, Lord, that you will not ask me to do
anything today that you and I cannot handle together."
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| 1130.4 | special people | PENUTS::JCONTE | | Tue Sep 05 1995 12:02 | 5 |
| There are special benefits that the handicap have. We have to take off
our blinders to see them. Don't forget that they are God's children
too.
Jeanne
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| 1130.5 | | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Ps. 85.10 | Tue Sep 05 1995 18:38 | 8 |
| .4
I once heard a sermon wherein the preacher said that we are who we are
not in spite of our handicaps, but rather because of our handicaps.
Shalom,
Richard
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| 1130.6 | | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Ps. 85.10 | Tue Sep 26 1995 14:05 | 7 |
| As I said in .0, I don't think my parents were extraordinary people, at
least not to begin with. I think, however, they became extraordinary
people, in part from having to raise a child who was handicapped.
Shalom,
Richard
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| 1130.7 | | CSC32::J_OPPELT | Wanna see my scar? | Tue Sep 26 1995 16:29 | 4 |
| An interesting quote I heard, and Richard's revisit here reminded
me to post it.
God doesnot call the abled. He ables the called.
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| 1130.8 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Friend will you be ready? | Tue Sep 26 1995 16:42 | 19 |
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My best friend was born blind. He's managed to become a piano tuner,
a very good piano player and accoplished musician on several other instruments.
He thanks God he was born blind, as he figures if he wasn't he would have
been dead a long time ago, likely in an unsaved condition. He was quite
the partier until an accident slowed him down.
I tend to forget he's blind. We frequently go out on church visitation and
he plays piano at church services we put on at nursing homes. And anybody
in the church who has a piano calls him when they need tuning. Any fees he
gets goes to the church mission fund.
Jim
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| 1130.9 | | CSC32::J_OPPELT | Wanna see my scar? | Tue Sep 26 1995 17:07 | 2 |
| Hey, when I was a kid, the piano tuner that everyone in our
parish used was also blind.
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| 1130.10 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Friend will you be ready? | Tue Sep 26 1995 17:31 | 4 |
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How about that? How long ago was that?
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| 1130.11 | | CSC32::J_OPPELT | Wanna see my scar? | Tue Sep 26 1995 19:27 | 1 |
| late 1960's through the mid 1970's.
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| 1130.12 | | CSLALL::HENDERSON | Friend will you be ready? | Wed Sep 27 1995 00:19 | 10 |
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Ah...couldn't have been Ron then. He's in his early 50's, but was
living in Georgia around that time.
Jim
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