A Good Policy

A good policy
Dear Mike,
It is not a matter of a single individual or comment. Were I that
sensitive, I would already be gone. Our society, including unfortunately
most Christians are generally simply unable to accept others with major
physical flaws.
Being the historian you are, you will remember the tendency of primitive
societies including the United States through the nineteenth century, to
expose those demonstrated or believed to be of no material value to the
society. Hence, the concept of being "thrown to the wolves". The Church is
no different. Most people are terrified of the dark glasses and white cane.
The blind man allows one or two minor infractions without response and
continues. When the crowd realizes that no consequence follows such
behavior it becomes time to pile on. SEMC did this through more and more
brazen insults, then told me "you wore people out by asking for help".
SPC did so through accusing me of being "too dependant" and "asking for to
much transportation". Some became so hostile as to flat out tell the blind
guy not to ask them for a ride to Church or to only call them as a last
resort. And hence my policy of never asking for transportation, but waiting
until it is offered. That makes more sense anyway. When a blind guy asks
for help, that is a very humiliating experience. And if the other party
says no and is of any character whatsoever, they will feel terrible about
it. It is better to simply wait until the charity is offered, then accept
it or decline it if a mitigating factor is involved.
It is my belief that the Bible teaches against this human tendency to throw
those less able to the wolves. So a sufficiently Biblical Church, friend or
family member will check on the disabled loved one from time to time. Thus
far, the current Church has followed through. If they want me there, they
will call. The days of begging are over.
I know Christ will always accept me. That and my love for some very special
godchildren and long held friends has kept me alive for all these years.
What the followers of Christ do is up to them. I will show up at Church
every time I can. But I will never beg.
Warren

Warren,
Sometime in the future this church too will fail you in some way.
Whether by slight or insult, incorrect doctrine, or perhaps just some
comment by a parishioner in the hallway. Don't forget that this is
coming. It's not the church which is key to your acceptance, rather it
is Christ who accepts you. He does so, wholly and immediately. It is
that which is the only thing which matters. It is this knowledge which
should and will allow you to simply shrug off the inevitable. Warren,
remember this. God's church is full of yet to be perfected saints.
Nevertheless it is still His church. You too must learn to accept his
people, blemishes and all.
Mike

Dear Friends,
Thank God Almighty for Anchor Baptist Church of Lexington. It has been
at least a decade since I have heard the Gospel of Christ delivered so
eloquently, so precisely and so powerfully from a pulpit. And thank God
for the college student who alone insisted on taking me to a Church where I
believed there was hope. All these years I had mistakenly sought a
church that would accept me. I now know to always seek out the proper
teaching
of the Word of God.
Warren