Good word Theda. Spiritual blindness is healed from within the heart of a person who comes to believe in Jesus Christ. Handicaps/disabilities do not prevent people from knowing Jesus Christ. We have to get to the point where we just be who we are in Christ and let His Spirit in us draw people to know His love. So, even if a person appears to us as physically/mentally impaired, remember, they can still know the Truth in their hearts. Love, love, love…in the name of Jesus.

Chip, as one who has an autistic son, your answer to Judy is on point to me. My son accepted Christ for himself when he was 18. He’s now 33 yrs old. He gets overwhelmed by long teachings; nevertheless, he listens and then asks questions. At that point, I try to simplify the messages for him and explain how we should be if we claim to know Jesus Christ. We both read the Bible; however, he reads and listens to Biblical teachings for himself and asks questions. I stopped trying to force religion on him when I stopped going to church a few years ago. When I was forcing him to go to church, his behavior was terrible because I spent more time in church than with him. Now, I spend more time with the Lord and living out the Life as an example to my son so now he gets it and we talk things out. Over the last few years, his behavior has greatly improved…no more out bursts of anger and confusion…less depression and anxiety, etc. Once I came to know the love of God then my son began to experience it to. He actually has 4 disabilities, but as you stated, he has “an increased spiritual sense.”

Shirley Farmer-Hudson
Cary, North Carolina

Mon souhait , que mon cœur , ma vie , soit une Bethany pour le Seigneur !!!

I always remember Jesus having time for everyone – especially those “disadvantaged” in society – the children, the women and those who were sick etc. He who called the little children to spend time with him and gave such a grave warning for those who would hurt them, has already shown us the kingdom of heaven belongs to them and those who are like them. We oftimes look at the exterior of a person, Jesus looks at our hearts, perhaps the ones who are unable to communicate their heart to us because of physical and mental challenges are of the poor in spirit who are very close to Jesus’ heart.

I remember being taken to church every Sunday as a child. Maybe, at the time, part of the attraction was the music but that doesn’t satisfy your heart. We need a personal experience with Jesus. I’ve had that from my earliest years. He is Lord and when we don’t spend enough quality time with him, our life is exemplified by that of a certain crowd of Israelites who wasted 40 years going round and round the desert en route for the promised land. Will we not spend one hour with him sitting at his feet, listening and worshipping him for who he is? If we are Jesus’ disciples, our task is to spend time with him listening to him, obeying him and worshipping him. We are to be in the world but not of it. Choose to be one of those who turn the world upside down by bringing the good news of salvation in Christ alone to a broken, lost world. Let it once more be said in our world, “see how these Christians love one another”. Let it be so!

God bless you all

Well said… in fact, I have nothing to add to it!