Comments on Perspectives from a Blind Point of View: Prayer Will Not Cure My Blindness

BTW, Marolyn Ford was a blind lady whose eyes were...

2010-10-18T00:43:05.904-07:00

BTW, Marolyn Ford was a blind lady whose eyes were healed after many years of bed-side prayers.....google in her name and "these blind eyes see", to read about her testimonies.

For all believers out there, continue to hope in the One who's able to do abundantly above all we can hope or imagine.

Faith is all about God Himself; nothing about mira...

2010-10-18T00:39:28.201-07:00

Faith is all about God Himself; nothing about miracle water, or miracle prayer, and faith is certainly not about faith!

I've a son who's vision impaired and I do continuously pray that God would in His perfect time heal him, either miraculously or through medical science. I place my faith in Him as there's nothing God can't do.

I had a nice older lady who went to some big Cathe...

2010-07-12T11:54:08.070-07:00

I had a nice older lady who went to some big Cathederal in Canada and brought back some "miricle water" in a small bottle for me to put on my eyes. I thnked her as I did not want to be rude and my wife really was hopeful it would work. I am not a beleiver in such things. My wife was really disapointed it did not work. I had a good idea it would not. R

When people try to heal me via prayer, I tell them...

2010-06-09T13:36:37.175-07:00

When people try to heal me via prayer, I tell them that I was made this way and I must assume that my maker intended me to be the way I am.

When I'm feeling really bold, I ask them to instead follow the example of Christ and be a builder - help build and create accessibility, make the world more accepting of folks with disabilities like me.

The first seems to totally

(here via FWD) "I have already received ...

2010-06-07T10:00:01.423-07:00
(here via FWD) "I have already received prayer, thanks. God can heal me in his time." That's Christianese for "back off, buddy!"

There's some seriously problematic stuff in assuming a nonbeliever is comfortable even pretending they believe in a God (or even just your particular God, if it happens they adhere to a different faith). It's like

Hi Alena, This is one of the most irritating thin...

2010-06-02T13:04:50.316-07:00
Hi Alena,
This is one of the most irritating things I ever have to deal with. And it's been happening all my life. The worst part is these people have actually lain their hands upon me in crowded public places and started spewing forth their mumbo-jumbo. I wish the fanatics would realize what a mockery they are making of serious believers. I have gone through different stages of

Alena, I'm the editor of the Matilda Ziegler M...

2010-06-02T12:38:23.866-07:00
Alena,
I'm the editor of the Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind. I just found your site and having read your work, I think that you would be a great writer for it. If you're interested in speaking with me about it, please email me at blind@verizon.net. If not, then best of luck to you. You have a great blog here.

As a believer, it irritates me to hear that other ...

2010-06-02T10:27:34.635-07:00
As a believer, it irritates me to hear that other believers are being annoying! Yes, I believe that God can heal through prayer but I also support medical research as do most believers. Also people need to realize that unsolicited prayer is usually obnoxious, especially when it happens over and over! Sorry you were harassed and I think you have a lot of patience to allow them to pray for you

You make a very good point. I can't tell you h...

2010-06-02T09:45:40.342-07:00
You make a very good point. I can't tell you how many times complete strangers have come up to me and said, "I'll pray for you." If you want to pray for someone, that's great. But do it because that person is in need of it, not because you feel obligated to do so. And don't these people realize that if all it took was a prayer, we wouldn't be blind in the first place