I have had several incidents test my faith recently.
The first was getting over my head into a job that I could barely handle.
The second was being involved in a church with an interim minister who believed that the best way to handle a crisis was to shuffle things under the rug and favor the one who had given the most money and had the most influence.
I think about how sin builds upon sin. I think about what a human response retaliation is and as I go to court Thursday to fight my harasser, who is still allowed into the church, I guess all I want really is an apology.
I want a heartfelt "I'm sorry for putting you through all of this." I may never obtain it, but that's all I really want.
"The second was being involved in a church with an interim minister who believed that the best way to handle a crisis was to shuffle things under the rug and favor the one who had given the most money and had the most influence."
ReplyDeleteI am now catching up on blog reading after I fell way behind during a job search and then starting a new job...
Can you elaborate on this comment I have quoted?
I was being harassed by an ex-girlfriend. She threatened a restraining order against me if I joined the church at the same time she did. She hacked into my e-mail as well. I went so far as to go to court with her but I dropped the charges because I figured it wasn't worth the hassle. Court fights are draining and stressful.
ReplyDeleteAt any rate, she had been at the church longer than I had. She had two kids in church. And they took her side and asked me not to attend for six months. So I lost my social network and had to essentially stop going to church and participating in my small group functions.
I don't find this particularly fair nor right.