The Spirit of God Hovered

"I cannot pretend to be a detached and impartial scholar scientifically researching a particular issue for presentations and publication." The only thought that came to mind when I first read this sentence was , what? It immediately made me want to stop reading because I almost felt like I wouldn't be able to understand this article at all. However, I continued. I have also noticed in my church that while we have a small ministry to the mentally and physically challenged, we don't put a great enough emphasis on it like we should. Which then begins causing the believers in the church to become ignorant and almost uneasy when it comes to that form of ministry.
To be honest I am not sure how I would feel if I had a child with a disability, granted I wouldn't love them any less than a normal child but, how would I feel. Would I question why God created them this way? Or would I accept it? For example my aunt has 3 young and handsome boys, all with Autism. I couldn't imagine being her, hoping for a "normal" child and receiving what society deems "abnormal". I have never talked to her about her thoughts when she found out with each son, but this article almost makes me want to call her.
I also would like to try and understand what goes through a disabled man or woman's mind on a daily basis. They are real people, which I think people tend to forget, who know in some ways they are different.  I liked the part in this article that  says if we viewed the disabled through the lens of Jesus, would the way they view themselves differently. Why should we as "normal" humans sit back and judge the "abnormal" when they truly are no different then us? They love one another, they want jobs, they get hungry, and yet we sit back and almost think of them as "aliens" or children because they may not think the same way they do.
I liked this article, it made me more excited for our field trip tomorrow because I realized that I to have say back and not put an emphasis on this ministry. I haven't just looked through Jesus' "glasses" if you will.