Every one in days gone by was abused, according to today's standards.  My 
own dear parents didn't fail to spare the rod when bringing me up to my own 
advantage, and when you consider the deliberate religious genocide done 
throughout the world of all who aren't Islam.  Resulting in their physical 
death.   Christians being only one religious group being deliberately 
starved to death.   One wonders just what is considered abuse these days by 
adults.  I read some 40 years ago a story of an American blind person who 
was a former slave.  He was talking to his grand child or great grandchild 
about the advantage of getting an education.  He said that when he was a 
boy, his eyes were burned so badly his physical sight was sacrificed. 
Because his master discovered, not only had he learned to read, but that he 
was reading the bible.  He told this dear child he shouldn't allow anything 
at all to prevent him from getting as fine an education as it was possible 
for him to receive.  Regardless the obstacles placed in his [path to prevent 
him from doing so.  Now, I would consider the burning of a Childs eyes   to 
the point of loss of physical sight to be abuse.   The word abuse is too 
often too casually thrown around.  As if it had no meaning at all.  is 
abuse, particularly when we are talking about people who are either adults, 
or who aren't deliberately starved, beaten, or otherwise endangered. 
Personally I figure, if a person doesn't like the way others treat him, he 
can move to a place where he is treated more to his liking.  No one holds a 
gun to any adults head in the United States and forces him to stay where he 
isn't appreciated.  Or in a place where he feels persecuted in some way.  In 
every city there is adult protective services.  Who will assist with that 
move away from physical or mental abuse.  If a [person is blind or something 
of that sort.  But, when you consider saint Peter slept so soundly the Angel 
who facilitated his release from prison supernaturally had to hit him to 
wake him. When the next day he was to be beheaded, and when you consider all 
the Christian early martyrs went to their deaths so peacefully.  With what 
yardstick  do we measure our own abuse, and how well do we deal with what it 
is we consider now days  abusive behavior from others.  So much of what we 
believe to be abuse, truly is not abuse at all, and ought to be used to 
strengthen us.  As Job did when he was abused by Satan, and he didn't have 
the new covenant to strengthen his resolve to take his difficulties and turn 
them to his mental advantage.  Rather than reasons to complain. 
Particularly when we are told most explicitly to cast all our cares on God 
who cares for us so much he gave his life that we might be saved.  Why 
Christians don't do this is beyond me to understand.  Why it is they are so 
quick to accept and to practice certain scriptures, and are so unwilling to 
accept and to practice others is a mystery to me.  It was this very Pease 
about which I spoke, experienced visibly by the early Christian Martyrs as 
they marched to their death smiling and singing which contributed to the 
conversion, sometimes instant, of many who saw this.  This was possible 
because they truly practiced what they preached, and did actually cast the 
whole of their care on Jesus.  We must remember it is example more than 
anything else which facilitates Christian conversion.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna Bell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: just pray for me


> Hey Andrew,
> We are praying for you.   I have come to a few conclusions dealing
> with my own experiences.
> First of all I realized that Jesus was abused according to today's
> standards, so we're in good company.
> He really does understand from personal experience.  There will be
> people who will receive comfort from you overcoming your tough past.
> Jesus, Please comfort Andrew, and help him lean on you, and show him
> his situation through your eyes.  Help him forgive everyone involved,
> Pleas heal his wounds.
> In Jesus name, amen.
>
> On 8/10/14, Karen Carter <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Father in Heaven we ask you to touch Andree and set him free from this
>> bondage. In Jesus name we pray. Amen
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Aug 9, 2014, at 13:03, Andrew <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all just want some pra yer as i been struggling allot with my
>>> blindness and just my need and want for being active and i been
>>> feeling stuck at home far to much and things. and my struggle is
>>> fiding the help i need and things.  I just feeling like i can't seem
>>> to be  moving forward very much at all.  and just anger from the past
>>> and some ways still am treated. for one thing i feel like other people
>>> go to my parents on me and that to me makes me upset they should come
>>> to me not my parents countless people have done it.  i feel like just
>>> my struggles even to do with school for the blind that was a bad
>>> experience.  i felt that something  was kind of aud.  i am not sure if
>>> it is spiritual or not but i got this strange feeling each time i
>>> entered the building at the school  i was bullied fare bit and  things
>>> especially when students knew i am a christian or knew about my
>>> christian faith.  I have been feeling like i get angry quite easily
>>> and  things like that and i have far to much time on my hands and
>>> things like that.  i wish flash backs of that place  would just go
>>> away and be over with memories included.  so just pray for me my
>>> blindness has been a struggle and knowing what to do with myself and
>>> things.
>>