My blog takes a little more serious post today.These are just some of my thoughts and something that is placed on my heart from time too time. Having grown up with a sister who has Aspergers, a mild form a autism, I watched her struggle with the concept of Jesus Christ. Now being adults, I see how Christ has worked in her life and see her strive after God the best way she can. I know God has wonderful plans for her. She is in college right now working towards her BS. She is pretty amazing. I know we were blessed to have a wonderful mother who always kept our sister involved with us. She took extra time and patients with sissy and help guide sissy to the Godly Christian woman she is now. She was always in church with us.
Sadly, I also watched people treat my sister like she was less important,because of her mental disability. Not just by the world, but mainly from people who went to church. She took it with such grace, but I could see it beat at her heart and soul as people ignored her. Christians pretending she couldn't understand. And worse was when they talked down to her. Never giving her a chance to share her heart or soul with them.
Sadly though I don't see very many people with mental disabilities in church. The last time I did,was little sweet old lady's son. He didn't talk much but he would hold his hymnal and bow his head in prayer. After his mother died, I didn't see him again at church. Like most people who have mental trouble they are sort of hidden away. Its like church is so concerned to save people, to bring them to know God, but if someone has a mental disability, kind side step them and pretend they are not there.
Back in April I went to Christian B&B that was ran by an organization that help people with autism or other mental troubles, learn working skills. They were so sweet. I was served breakfast by two lovely gentlemen, who were so bright, but had several mental set backs. Very blunt about what they asked. One kept asking if I liked my juice after I was done drinking it. And each time I said, "Yep! You did a great job."
This B&B, called Village of the Blue Rose, had such atmosphere! The owners loved working with these young men. Autistic or not they were included in prayer. They were talked too like they were human beings. They weren't shelved away as less important.
I have been to many churches and I by far no expert, but I have seen deaf ministries. I have seen motivational speaker who were born with out legs and arms move an audiences. I hardly see anything to do with people who would have a harder time grasping the concept of Christ because of mental problems.
Did not Jesus die on the cross for everyone? Does He not love all His creation? Why is there more passion put into saving people who are "normal" than the ones who are not?
I just wanted to say, don't forget them. They are loved by Christ, as anyone else. They are people, they are human, and because of fallen world they have more troubles. The worst thing to do is pretend they are less important.
God Bless and until another day
Toodles
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