The Hurt

Well first I want to say the I hope to blog as much as possible while I am here in Martinsburg. Computer access is not readily available so it might be tough. I want to address the hurt that so call christians and christians do to people. I recently had an email sent to me that described a very serious hurt one of my friends experienced by a so called "church". Without going into detail at this point, the actions of this church not only offended him, but they down right cut him deep. I was aware of the group and their actions and was equally offended and hurt. I was hurt for the group and their divisive message and their blindness to a lie. I was hurt for my friend who now carries another scar in his heart placed there by "christianity", and the agendas and lies of the false teachers who use Christ as a means to manipulate. This friend is a good friend and a wonderful guy. But he has been hurt by a lie. Lies that defile the name of Christ and the glory of His message. By this lie, this unloving attitude that does not reflect the true nature of God and of His son Jesus Christ a scar has been made. After I received this email I pulled a "blue like jazz" I apologized to my friend and I apologized for the hurt caused him, and I apologized for the falseness that hurt him under the name of christianity. I apologized to him as a follower of Christ. It felt like it was the right thing to do. Though I had not and did not agree with what their message was someone had to deal with the hurt, and as a believer and a friend I attempted to in my own feeble way make amends for the hurt caused by these so called believers. I can only pray now that God will use this to help heal the hurt. I just wonder how often have we been in situations where people did not want an explanation but and apology for what "christianity" has done. I know that in my own life I have hurt people, been unloving and for that needed to apologize. No I can not go back and apologize for all my ignorance, but I thank God I was able to apologize for this injustice. The first step for healing many peoples hurts is apologizing for hurting them. Though we may not have been the one to hurt them someone, some where, in some way hurt them and did it under the guise of Christ. And for that I will apologize to them and to the world for what has been done. For true faith in God and Christ Jesus there is no apology necessary, but for flawed man and "christianity" an apology may be the first step to helping someone see the true King and the true nature and goodness of Him.