prayer for the disabled: Jess

Once I was talking with my friend Jess (same age as I, 39) and asked her why she hasn't gotten married yet. I wanted to find out if she was straight or gay since women her age are normally married or live with someone. To my surprise, she told me about her disabled sister, that one of her sisters had died and that she's the only care taker for her disabled sister although her sister had gotten married. In other words, her love and obligations to her sister (http://project05952381.blogspot.com/2010/10/prayer-for-disabled.html) had halted her chances of getting married and have a family of her own.

A message on People Living With Disabilities (ELCA)

As usual, I'm curious about the different groups in the Church. In the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) website (http://www.elca.org/), I found a paper on the responsibility of society and especially the Church to the disabled -- not limited to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America or any one denomination.

"Political rhetoric increasingly expresses the belief that the economic cost of providing accessibility or other means for enabling participation in society for people with disabilities is too high or not worth the benefit to society."

"A message on People Living With Disabilities"
http://www.elca.org/~/media/Images/Department%20for%20Studies/Disabilities/PeopleLivWithDisabl%20UnformattedAdoptedText.pdf

As much as we should protect and help the needy, this obligation shouldn't be out of pity, but rather out of the morality of being a Christian.

As I've mentioned before (http://project05952381.blogspot.com/2010/10/prayer-for-disabled.html), I've advocated for the disabled for a while. As most advocates for the disabled, someone truly important to me is disabled and I'm that person's care giver.

It feels good to hear someone else say and write the same ideas I've had (quote above from ELCA) without the proper medium to protest. The only problem for many years has been that no one cares to listen about the poor quality of life that the disabled are left with.

prayer for the disabled

I've been wondering if I could be a "true" minister to a group of people that I could lead in prayer or any service of sorts. For the past several years, I've been an advocate for disabled children. I've fought the school system and even gone to court. In all, I guess I must ask for help. Help me pray for God to heal these kids (especially those very close to me). After all, what will they be able to do when we're gone and leave them alone on this earth?