If there is GOD. Why are people born with disability?
The classic answers: 1) God moves in mysterious ways and He has a plan for all of us; just sometimes we’re not meant to know. 2) God gives us all free will and chooses not to use the powers he has in order that we may turn to him. Yada yada yada. I don’t think that babies are born deformed of their own ‘free will’, and I wonder what plan God would have by making one baby deformed and not another – or, more to the point, I’m not sure I’d approve of such a plan. If you want to praise God for the good things in life, you need to be prepared to condemn God for the bad things in life. It’s as simple as that. But God-believers blind themselves to that.
I’ve spent 7 years working with people with profound learning disabilities and sensory impairment/ e.g. blind and cant walk/talk etc and these are some of the most open people you ever meet. Theres joe for example who loves to feel the pulse of an african drum and loves to have his hands and feet massaged. He is so open and freely emotional and a pure being with incredible spirit. He is a gift from god and has given me so much pleasure and joy in doing music sessions with him that i truly say these people can give us the experience of true love and devotion. These people are blessed and god is doing us the best service to give them to us and teach us true love.
