Jesus instructed his disciples to “pack light” for their mission (Matthew 10:9-10). When it comes to the mission of supporting people who experience disabilities, there are a few transferable principles from this passage of scripture that we can apply.

It’s 1 in the morning and I cry out to God – "I can’t sleep. All I have in my head is pain and fear. What am I supposed to do? I’m stressed and restless and can’t sleep."

But then I actually talked to the people I was trying to protect. While I was enjoying my coffee and car rides with my wife, some of my people were stuck at home alone, often with no access to our online services.

I was young and early in my career, eager to prove myself and terrified of being perceived as being anything but in total control of my charge. I was not at all happy to be outside of the walls of the school ... I did not want to be walking to church.

Whatever the reason for your interest in Able Soul there is a strong likelihood that it will help you to grow spiritually.

How did these COVID-19 restrictions affect people with disabilities, many of whom already felt unwelcome or ignored by their church even in normal times?

This is the hardest part of the pandemic for me. It feels like a personal hour of darkness.

Dear Church, As restrictions are being lifted and you plan for being together in person once again,

please think of us...

In every season, in every storm In moments of questions In moments of fear In moments when everything seems so unclear Be still and know that you are loved

There is a subtle panic

in her eyes: she is trying to read me, trying to understand what it is I could want

from her, but she picks up nothing at all from my best encouraging face.