OnSunday, I stayed home in bed; illness overwhelmed me. I stared out my picture window to the empty field, wet and dreary. Time crept by so slowly. I watched T.V., read a book, browsed the paper and all the while feeling rather blah! I tried to read some email but with little enthusiasm. Illness will do that to you. My perspective was a little preoccupied with my illness. My vision was not insightful nor inspiring. Illness will do that to you.
As I think about it today I wonder how many people who deal with clinical depression must feel. I wonder what vision those who struggle with mental health illness would feel. I wonder what those who have lost everything familiar would feel.
Perhaps their vision is no different than mine. Their outlook no better than my own.
In crisis evangelism, we work with people whose vision for life is interrupted by the circumstances around them. Their vision for life is blocked by overwhelming conditions.
Hmmm. This is something to think about the next time you encounter someone who is dealing with dramatic changes and life's circumstances.
Just a thought!
