Lives being defined by their disability? Do they still have the "Spirit of God"?

Dear Professor Corrigan,
You stated with our homework that this reading would probably start off slow, and might be hard to read. But I have to disagree. This "paper" instantly grabbed my attention. I have actually thought about this "argument", I guess you could call it, and I never came to a conclusion about how I felt.
It means a lot different when the outlook is coming from someone who has a child who has a disability. It's a lot more intense, I guess? It's not psychological, or all scientific, there is actually real-life situations and real emotions thrown into the equation. It's a weird mix of emotion that I feel during this paper. There is conviction, sadness, but a strange bit of happiness at the same time.
There were so many different questions that arose while I read this paper. My print-out of this is totally torn up with red pen. I took notes everywhere! There were so many different thoughts that I was thinking of, and things to ponder in my mind while I read this. It was so intriguing to me because I had varied opinions and thoughts in my mind and it really got me thinking.
What is normal, anyways? What makes someone abnormal?
Yes, I guess compared to us, disabled people are considered "abnormal" while we are considered "normal". But then again, compared to other people, I could be considered abnormal while others are normal. Where is this line drawn? Is there even a line that needs to be drawn?
Are the disabled not touched by the Spirit of God? Did God just pass over them, or something? Look over them and forget about them? I feel like God created them just the way for a reason. There is no "defect", or anything wrong with how God created them. I know that God had a plan for their life, and He created them like that. (See page 3, first paragraph on the left hand side)
What do you guys think?
Also, it made me rethink how the Church, and people in general treat people who are disabled. If we, as the Church, tell disabled people that we accept them for who they are, and that we are not judging them but in doing so, we are actually calling out their disabilities. It is a bit of a sticky situation, isn't it?

I could discuss this until the sun rose and I love the fact that I think so much after reading this.
Bottom line: Thanks Professor, for creating a stimulating class that constantly gets me thinking.

Continuing to learn more and more from this class,
Anna Marie Smith

One of my favorite quotes:
"If no one can help how he/she is "embodied" in creation, including the disabled, then it seems very unjust to single out the disabled for their inability to adjust their embodiment of their alleged insufficiency in believing in divine healing."