Finally, back to the Case, especially b/c I'll probably miss EWC today w/ a sick kiddo. It'll be good for me to continue reflecting on this one. RC cases discussed during EWC are always true stories.
Our first case of the year was a case of a young woman born blind. She suffered and struggled because of her blindness, unhappy that she could not do many things other, more typical people could do. She had a faithful boyfriend who stood by her through her heartaches and could see her goodness, despite her own negativity. He helped her persevere and see the positive side of things. The young woman always told her boyfriend, "If I could just see, I'd marry you."
It finally happened that the young woman was told it was her turn for a transplant, that she could have eyes (corneas) recently donated. She had the surgery and as the bandages were finally removed, her boyfriend was there with her for her first glimpse of the world. It was then she realized that he was blind. "Well," he said, "will you marry me now?" Painfully for him, her answer was no, she just couldn't do it, she couldn't handle the suffering related to being blind, even now. They went their separate ways.
Later, the young man wrote his former girlfriend a letter. He told her he loved her and always had only wanted her to be happy. He asked her to promise to take care of herself and her eyes, for before they were her eyes, they were first his...
When I first heard this story, I choked/gasped out loud. The betrayal and the love side by side struck me deeply. And the way the young man was another Christ, loving entirely for the other, not faltering even when rejected, is a powerful testimony of his own relationship w/ Christ. All she had to do was enjoy the gift and stop angsting over figuring everything out. All God wants us to do is enjoy his gifts, especially those of the people in our lives, especially our spouses. May we, may I, enjoy my husband this day and be more willing to sacrifice for him in those ways he needs from me, without counting the small cost.
