John 9:1-41

Empathically engage and enter this narrative in all of its drama. Are there points of connection with parents of disabled children as they feel their way into the story? For various reasons, in the presence of "healthy" friends or family members, disabled persons are sometimes not even addressed directly, though the conversation can often be about them.

What sensitivities and insensitivities are brought to light through these encounters?

Published by permission from Randy Smit, an RCA minister living in Holland, Michigan.

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