American - Author | October 15, 1949 -
Perspective is everything when you are experiencing the challenges of life.
Joni Eareckson Tada
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If you truly believe in the value of life, you care about all of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society.
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One problem I have with faith-healing is that it tends to be focused only on the physical aspect of healing. But Jesus always backed away when people came to him only to get their physical needs met. My goodness, he was ready to have you lop off your hand! His real interest was in healing the soul.
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Like all good citizens, the elderly and people with disabilities want to eradicate waste and fraud from government, but helping people with special needs meet their basic needs doesn't fit this description.
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Anyone who takes the Bible seriously agrees that God hates suffering. Jesus spent most of his time relieving it. But when being healed becomes the only goal - 'I'm not letting go until I get what I want' - it's a problem.
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The hallmark of a healthy society has always been measured by how it cares for the disadvantaged.
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My life goal is to see the world's one billion people with disabilities embraced and encouraged by the church.
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I have an interesting perspective on depending on others. I think it gives people a chance to serve. And I'm not so much big on independence, as I am on interdependence. I'm not talking about co-dependency, I'm talking about giving people the opportunity to practicing love with its sleeves rolled up.
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God is truly on the side of those who work for social justice, especially when we accompany that work with the giving of the Gospel!
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My weakness, that is, my quadriplegia, is my greatest asset because it forces me into the arms of Christ every single morning when I get up.
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The Bible is replete with commands to persevere, especially in the face of injustice.
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Alzheimer's disease is never an 'accident' in a marriage. It falls under the purview of God's sovereignty. In the case of someone with Alzheimer's, this means God's unconditional and sacrificial love has an opportunity to be even more gloriously displayed in a life together.
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