Comments on: How Does Your Disability Affect Your Relationship With God? (Full Disclosure: Irresistable Dog Picture At The End) http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/89/how-does-your-disability-affect-your-relationship-with-god-full-disclosure-irresistable-dog-picture-at-the-end/ Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:52:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: How to Cope with Pain http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/89/how-does-your-disability-affect-your-relationship-with-god-full-disclosure-irresistable-dog-picture-at-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-3571 How to Cope with Pain Sat, 01 Sep 2007 02:45:05 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/89/how-does-your-disability-affect-your-relationship-with-god-full-disclosure-irresistable-dog-picture-at-the-end/#comment-3571 D Lady raises an interesting issue about healing prayers. I'm reviewing a great book right now, <i>Beyond Casseroles</i>, and they include those "if your faith was stronger, you'd be better" comments as what NOT to say. Review of the book is coming up in Sept! D Lady raises an interesting issue about healing prayers. I’m reviewing a great book right now, Beyond Casseroles, and they include those “if your faith was stronger, you’d be better” comments as what NOT to say. Review of the book is coming up in Sept!

]]> By: DisgruntledLadye http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/89/how-does-your-disability-affect-your-relationship-with-god-full-disclosure-irresistable-dog-picture-at-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-3570 DisgruntledLadye Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:56:28 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/89/how-does-your-disability-affect-your-relationship-with-god-full-disclosure-irresistable-dog-picture-at-the-end/#comment-3570 You raise some great points. At my church, there is no elevator (for now). All Sunday school classes for non-senior adults are upstairs. The seniors actually fought plans to add an elevator in an upcoming renovation (because they never need to go upstairs, so it's a waste of money)! Luckily the pastor kept pushing the issue and the elevator will be added. I'm looking forward to the day when I can go to Sunday school without dreading the trip up and down the stairs. Accommodating the needs of the disabled is a form of ministry too! Another intersection of disability/chronic illness and religion that I find troubling is the need for healing. Some of us will never be healed. Not that prayers aren't welcome, but the implication that one's faith is not strong enough because you have not been healed is tough to deal with. You raise some great points.

At my church, there is no elevator (for now). All Sunday school classes for non-senior adults are upstairs. The seniors actually fought plans to add an elevator in an upcoming renovation (because they never need to go upstairs, so it’s a waste of money)! Luckily the pastor kept pushing the issue and the elevator will be added. I’m looking forward to the day when I can go to Sunday school without dreading the trip up and down the stairs.

Accommodating the needs of the disabled is a form of ministry too!

Another intersection of disability/chronic illness and religion that I find troubling is the need for healing. Some of us will never be healed. Not that prayers aren’t welcome, but the implication that one’s faith is not strong enough because you have not been healed is tough to deal with.

]]> By: HtCwP http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/89/how-does-your-disability-affect-your-relationship-with-god-full-disclosure-irresistable-dog-picture-at-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-3477 HtCwP Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:17:32 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/89/how-does-your-disability-affect-your-relationship-with-god-full-disclosure-irresistable-dog-picture-at-the-end/#comment-3477 Thanks for your comments Joanna. Good questions. Thanks for your comments Joanna. Good questions.

]]> By: Joanna http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/89/how-does-your-disability-affect-your-relationship-with-god-full-disclosure-irresistable-dog-picture-at-the-end/comment-page-1/#comment-3475 Joanna Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:52:01 +0000 http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/89/how-does-your-disability-affect-your-relationship-with-god-full-disclosure-irresistable-dog-picture-at-the-end/#comment-3475 I just found your blog through the ChronicBabe site... I really appreciated this entry. I've been suffering from New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH) for about 3.5 years, and it has had such a negative impact on my life. I have had to miss the very important religious services due to severe headaches, and even though I have never been an overly religious person, I often think about my religion (Judaism) and how people turn to their religions for comfort and healing. It makes me question many things, including if I had been religious prior to my illness, would I had turned to religion for comfort? Is it something that I should think about turning to now, with being so frustrated with the medical world? Thank you again, I am going to add your blog to my headache blog page so that I can revisit. :-) I just found your blog through the ChronicBabe site… I really appreciated this entry. I’ve been suffering from New Daily Persistent Headache (NDPH) for about 3.5 years, and it has had such a negative impact on my life. I have had to miss the very important religious services due to severe headaches, and even though I have never been an overly religious person, I often think about my religion (Judaism) and how people turn to their religions for comfort and healing. It makes me question many things, including if I had been religious prior to my illness, would I had turned to religion for comfort? Is it something that I should think about turning to now, with being so frustrated with the medical world?

Thank you again, I am going to add your blog to my headache blog page so that I can revisit. :-)

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