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Miss Anne was not able to give Helen Keller her sight. But she was able to lead her into an understanding of the world around her that she had never experienced before. As you watch the closing moments in the movie we began earlier, The Miracle Worker, think about how marvelous that moment must have been for this man healed of his blindness in

John 9. Think about the gratitude and love he must have felt toward the Lord as he considered the marvelous thing Jesus had done for him.

Show last scene (W-A-T-E-R) of The Miracle Worker to end (8 minutes).

"The Miracle Worker"MGM 1962 Playfilm Productions, Inc.

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