Rev. Jerry J. Pokorsky: Heart to Heart (November 1, 2015)

During a recent retreat, to avoid the usual distractions of a crowded chapel during the conferences, I closed my eyes.  The result was remarkable. I became far more actively engaged with the retreat master, a bishop. In blindness, there was an unobstructed encounter with the bishop’s easy voice, pleasant intonation, and compelling spiritual insights. (I was also successful in avoiding slumber, unlike a previous year’s retreat where, after closing my eyes, my snoring became so much of a distraction that I received a nudge in the ribs from a friend.)

Still, I would insist, under some circumstances, blindness of a certain kind can be a true aid to hearing. (Here is an interesting article about the “myth” that blind people hear, taste, and smell more acutely than the rest of us.) …

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