Every time I read your posts, I’m left with a complete loss for words. Partially because nothing I could say seems adequate, but also, if I’m being honest with myself, because I still harbor fear over speaking publicly about the church. But you deserve our words. Your bravery demands mine. Silence in exchange for honesty just compounds the pain.
So I think what I’d like to say to you is thank you. Thank you for your terrible, beautiful, brutal, painful truth. I believe our God is not afraid of truth, even this terrible truth, and neither should the Church be. But I can imagine the pain you’ve faced in sharing yours publicly and the uncertainty in knowing whether it’ll make any difference. I was reminded at a church event tonight (at a different church), that our stories are not a waste. Even the ones most people would rather never hear.
So I don’t know what it will do, but I want to say thank you.
You’ve been on my heart! Praying for you!
💜
Every time I read your posts, I’m left with a complete loss for words. Partially because nothing I could say seems adequate, but also, if I’m being honest with myself, because I still harbor fear over speaking publicly about the church. But you deserve our words. Your bravery demands mine. Silence in exchange for honesty just compounds the pain.
So I think what I’d like to say to you is thank you. Thank you for your terrible, beautiful, brutal, painful truth. I believe our God is not afraid of truth, even this terrible truth, and neither should the Church be. But I can imagine the pain you’ve faced in sharing yours publicly and the uncertainty in knowing whether it’ll make any difference. I was reminded at a church event tonight (at a different church), that our stories are not a waste. Even the ones most people would rather never hear.
So I don’t know what it will do, but I want to say thank you.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼