These two stories may seem quite different – in the first I was overlooked and in the second I was singled out – but the experience of both was similar. Sitting on my walker meant that I was perceived differently than the people around me.
WORD: “So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." (Genesis 1:27, NLT) THOUGHT: We too quickly forget, when we see another, that they too are image bearers of God. People with disabilities often have their value and worth questioned in society. [...]
One cannot think about theology of disability without soon wrestling with the notion that each human being is created in the image of God (Gen 1:27-28). Found in all "religions of the book" (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam) what exactly constitutes this image is the subject of much assumption and debate. In contrast with certain philosophies [...]
