Steps

I was thinking about steps. How wonderful they are; how daunting they can be. Our youngest grandson just started to take his first steps. This is so exciting! Hundreds of children will be tasking their first steps to pre-school, kindergarten, middle school, high school or college soon. Hundreds of people take first steps every day: new jobs, new houses, new cars, new relationships. The first step in healing grief. The first step to mend a broken heart.

There are different kinds of steps. The kind of steps taken in a marching band – one, two, one two… Or the kind of steps in buildings and outside of buildings, including our own homes. For people with vision loss, steps can be quite a challenge. It is a safety issue, really. Even painting the edge of a step with a bright color or using a strip of duct tape in a bright color, is a big help for outdoor steps. Consider doing something in your home, too, to highlight the edge of steps, like using a strip of carpet molding perhaps. If possible, add a railing ir too, as well. Vision loss is not just for older adults, but for some of our younger people, too.

Take a look around your home, where you work or attend church where there are steps. Maybe you can initiate a change to make steps more safe for those with vision loss.

St. Thomas UCC, Bethlehem worship service 8/27 –

Unfortunately, no audio or visual of the service is available today.