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Some imagine redemption \u2013 that glorious future when suffering and tribulation cease \u2013 as a victory lap for the strong and faithful. Separating the saints from the sinners, the chosen from the rejected, this end time celebration will be the ultimate assertion of privilege.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always wondered how a true saint could possibly participate in such a disgrace. How can you enjoy paradise knowing that others are suffering torment? That doesn\u2019t feel like a loving God to me, nor does it seem like a vision worth following.<\/span><\/p>\n

And Isaiah agrees. His beautiful inclusive vision of redemption includes us all. Indeed, he focuses not on the powerful, the rich, the favored. No, his prophetic vision of the endtime is one that includes the outcast, the wretched, and the weak:<\/span><\/p>\n

Strengthen weak hands and give support to failing knees. Say to the anxious of heart, \u2018Be strong and fear not! Behold your God! \u2026 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Then the lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the dumb shall shout aloud \u2026 they shall attain joy and gladness, while sorrow and sighing flee.<\/span><\/p>\n

Isaiah knows that God\u2019s deep love and firm justice demands that everyone will participate in this gathering and celebration. Even those considered marginal \u2013 the weak and infirm, those with special needs \u2013 they will reclaim their rightful place at the heart of our communities and will rejoice along with the rest of us.<\/span><\/p>\n

But I read his words one step further: he doesn\u2019t say that the blind are no longer blind, that the deaf are no longer deaf. He says that we will find ways to open their eyes, give them access to sight. We will open their ears, making possible communication. The burden for this redemption lies on us all: can we be sufficiently creative and diligent to create ways for people with disabilities to connect despite the challenges. That means finding ways to communicate for people whose modes of communication may be more restricted. But we do not let that challenge be the final word. No, we lean in and create means for them to share their thoughts and feelings, however inaccessible they once were. We roll up our sleeves and invent means for them to perceive the beauty of what is all around them. Not their disabilities, but their abilities will define them \u2013 thanks to our commitment and God\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the end of days, people of every ability will participate fully. No special need will become an insuperable barrier. And in that day, we will all be better because none of us will live with the specter of eventual marginality and isolation.<\/span><\/p>\n

And in that day, we will attain joy and gladness, all of us.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":{"ID":66779,"id":66779,"title":"is35-accessibility","filename":"is35-accessibility.jpg","filesize":0,"url":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/is35-accessibility.jpg","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/god-bless-us-every-one\/is35-accessibility\/","alt":"","author":"7","description":"","caption":"","name":"is35-accessibility","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":66774,"date":"2019-12-10 10:40:12","modified":"2019-12-10 10:40:21","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1352,"height":1920,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/is35-accessibility-150x150.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/is35-accessibility-211x300.jpg","medium-width":211,"medium-height":300,"medium_large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/is35-accessibility-721x1024.jpg","medium_large-width":721,"medium_large-height":1024,"large":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/is35-accessibility-721x1024.jpg","large-width":721,"large-height":1024,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/is35-accessibility.jpg","1536x1536-width":1082,"1536x1536-height":1536,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/is35-accessibility.jpg","2048x2048-width":1352,"2048x2048-height":1920,"post_full_size":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/is35-accessibility-845x1200.jpg","post_full_size-width":845,"post_full_size-height":1200,"home_baner":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/is35-accessibility-296x420.jpg","home_baner-width":296,"home_baner-height":420}},"embedded_video":"","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"","main_caption":"God Bless Us, Every One!","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"All will participate in this vision of redemption - 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