“I hope everybody can find a little flameMe, I say my prayers,then just light myself on fireand walk out on the wire once again.” Counting Crows, “Goodnight Elizabeth” Hope is a powerful thing— nothing compares. It truly is the ‘anchor of the soul.’ Without it, life would be hopeless, and that is intolerable to […]
Category Archives: physical disability
The Art of Being Found
Jesus entered Jericho and made his way through the town. 2 There was a man there named Zacchaeus. He was the chief tax collector in the region, and he had become very rich. 3 He tried to get a look at Jesus, but he was too short to see over the crowd. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig […]
On Being Loved More Gently [Disability]
Some struggle with mental or physical illness. Some people don’t understand me and they walk away. This really hurts, and so I isolate ourselves even more. We might feel not only forsaken, but cursed. We may see ourselves as accomplished losers. But these things shouldn’t separate us from our Father’s love. I think He loves “his special […]
The Mangled Earrings of Joni Eareckson Tada
A great lesson from Joni Eareckson Tada, I once admired the earrings my friend, Ann, was wearing – they were square, smooth, flat, and made of gold. When I remarked how beautiful they were, she replied, “They’re yours!” Ann then proceeded to take them off and put them on my ears! Humbled by her gift, […]
