We are created in God's image. This assumes that the perfect body is God's image. When we think of God's image we think more in terms of his character, nature and attributes. We can understand ourselves as created deaf in God's image. As members of the body, we all have a contribution to make.
Partnership involves a two-way process of give and take.
The involvement of deaf people in the church will enhance, enrich and transform it. As we celebrate our differences in equality, we all, by God's grace and through the power of his Spirit, overcome the shortcomings of human nature and of society, to partake of the kingdom of God. If you would like to receive the complete text of this sermon please contact either Christopher Lewis or Bob Shrine. Better still, invite Bob to come to your Church or Deanery to meet with and speak to you. These pages were prepared by the Webmaster for the Diocese of Bradford.