that the works of God might be displayed

"As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.

His disciples asked him, 'Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents,
that he was born blind?' "

John 9:1, 2

It's been a tough weekend. It seems like each day I encountered another person who implied (or maybe I just inferred) that if I had been a better Christian, a better mother, that this would not have happened. I am seeing a pattern here - I only feel bad about myself, question my decisions, when I am interacting with religious people.

By the time Sunday evening rolled around, all I wanted to do was curl up in bed and pull the covers over my head. Fortunately I had made plans with a good friend, who ended up spending the evening lifting me out of the self-pitying funk that I was in. (Ironically, this person does not identify with any religion, which also fits the pattern...)

“ 'Neither this man nor his parents sinned,' said Jesus,

'but this happened so that the works of God might be displayed in him.' "

John 9:3

Thank You, God, for sending your Son to be our example.

And thank you for all the wonderful friends, religious and not, who have shown me nothing but love and support.