Celebrating Freedom

With freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and do not be entangled again in a yoke of bondage.  Galatians 5:1

Celebrating Freedom is indeed at the center of life. This is not true merely as citizens, but as people - as ourselves. We are free in Christ. We are free in God’s love. We are free!

This is just as true for those with disabilities as it is for everyone else. Celebrating life in God’s love keeps us, sustains us and calls us to enjoy life with others.

This doesn’t just mean seeing those with disabilities at the fireworks display or the public park. This means that we share in our friendships and close relationships with people that are often ignored, dismissed or even excluded.

Those with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities and those with mental health issues are fully able to celebrate life; they too have the freedom promised and provided by our loving God.

Freedom is a gift we can cherish and share, or a gift we can neglect and deny. We have the freedom to choose. This is true for those with disabilities as well. They have the freedom to choose to be friends with others, or to not like someone, just as we all do. Yet their choices are often so limited that some never have the opportunity to establish real friendships outside of the care-giving environment.

We have the ability to change that and it only takes awareness and the willingness to respond to that realization. It is up to us to initiate, encourage, foster, and relish relationships with those with disabilities.

For more information feel free to contact us at Bridge Disability Ministries, through our website or in person. We'd love to hear from you.

Please, let us join in celebrating freedom for all people!