Clear Vision

Ok, another Camp Barnabas story, but this is brilliant. This picture was taken during my first week of camp. Alex pictured in the middle was a camper and he is blind. I acted as the nurse to his cabin and would round at night to give bedtime meds. The campers and counselors would often gather outside at a picinic table when I arrived. Peris (pictured on the right) was a volunteer counselor working with Alex. On one particular evening I had arrived at the cabin as Peris was leading Alex out. In guiding him she said, "watch out, Courtney is there, you'll need to go around." And his response (which is where the brilliance lies) was "Oh, you guys look a like." As Peris and I looked at one another with a smile we both said, "why do you think that?" "Oh, I guess you act alike or something" he responded. I could not help but say, "Alex you need to teach the world to see with your eyes."

So we must ask the question, does he have the disability or do we? It is often a question I must ask myself when I have the opportunity to work with blind children. I find myself wondering if my vision isn't a stumbling block to seeing the true hearts of those who surround me. Something to think on...