Status Updates From My Body Is Not a Prayer Req...

I suppose this is my bias as an able-bodied person? but I really don't think it is ableism to pray for and wish someone did not have to face the challenge of a disability in their life. And I think the fact that Christ does heal many people physically does demonstrate that disability is a form of brokenness. His point was that it isn't due to sin, so we shouldn't ostracize the disabled.

I think this book will be a struggle for me. Right off the bat the book is angry and aggressive. And while I understand that given the author's frustration due to her personal experiences, it isn't likely to win people over to her perspective. She also assumes a lot of bad things about people who are trying to do good and be faithful. Praying for healing for someone doesn't imply that you think you own their body.

“We, the disabled, bear prophetic witness about what is true about the fragile human condition. If only the church would listen to us.”

I wish I could be more than my diagnosis, more than a problem in need of fixing, as if my disability is only valuable if converted into a cure.
Convert is such a strong word here. It kinds plays into the way religion needs to change and consume everything it touches. 

"I wish I could be more than my diagnosis, more than a problem in need of fixing, as if my disability is only valuable if converted into a cure."
convert is such a strong word here. It kinda plays into the way religion obsesses with always needing to change and consume it touches

"You need to that God wanted to heal you. If you stopped resisting, you would be free already. " the audacity. as if you can just strongarm yourself into healing.