So many thoughts in this head and heart of mine. Which one do I want to speak on? Oh, I know--how about the Christian co-worker who snubbed me when she found out about an inappropriate relationship I was having, long before I was serving the Lord, mind you. So there was this older woman that I worked with many moons ago. We were pretty close. I would visit with her at her home, share recipes, help her on her computer, etc. Each year, our workplace would have a local cafe cater a luncheon for the employees. She would always refuse to eat, because the owner was gay. But she was one of the nicest, sweetest ladies you would ever meet. I really didnt think too much of it. To each his own. We all have things we do not want to support. And then, as it would turn out, I became one of those things she didnt want to support. My now-husband was not always my husband. Many years ago, he was someone elses husband, and I was someone elses wife. And we worked together. And we eventually had lunch together. And all the while, my husband was abusing me, but very few really knew. And who wants to get involved in things like that anyway, right? Thats just way too sticky to have the deacons son accused of abusing his wife. (These things must be dealt with privately, after all.) And so after lunch happens, other things happen. Spouses leave and get left and a new relationship is formed. Im not condoning anyones behavior. Im just telling a story here. Word gets around in a small town, Especially among the church folk. And I found myself snubbed at work--one by a preacher and one by my friend. Not to mention the church where I attended. People would see me in town and ignore me. I would try to talk to them, and they would look uncomfortable. No one called me. No one offered to come pray with me. No one offered to counsel me. And so I say, I dont judge you. I will love you. I dont have to agree with you to be your friend. Fellow Christians, be careful of how you treat us dirty sinners. Fellow Christians, be careful of those masks you wear. Be careful of those stones that you warm in your hands, enjoying the weight of them pushed into your palm. Be careful of the greatest commandment. #loveothers
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 01:08:01 +0000
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