The Optometrist Who Couldn't Read the Sign
Dr. Margaret Chen spent thirty-two years fitting lenses and diagnosing cataracts at her clinic on Maple Avenue in Rochester, Minnesota. She could spot astigmatism in...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on John 9:1-41.
Dr. Margaret Chen spent thirty-two years fitting lenses and diagnosing cataracts at her clinic on Maple Avenue in Rochester, Minnesota. She could spot astigmatism in seconds. She lectured at conferences about early detection. Her waiting room walls displayed every credential the field could offer. Then one Tuesday, Margaret drove past a handwritten banner outside a struggling church — "Free Eye Exams for the Uninsured, Saturday 9 AM" — and felt an unfamiliar sting.…
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