the fatal wound. [140]

we've all been wounded by the Church. it sucks. i feel it's harder to get over Church wounds more than any other.
insensitivities. hypocrisy. Church politics.
the deepest wounds are the more personal wounds and pain doesn't remain in the pews, we take them with us and people on the outside see it too.
majorities of people surveyed believe Christians to be judgmental and over half of Church-goers believe it to be true. it breaks my heart because it's totally true. there has to be a remedy for this. wounds are meant to be healed.
why are Church wounds so devastating?
broken trust. deeper vulnerability. expecting perfection.
john 10:10, the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. jeremiah 17:9, the heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. who can understand it? ephesians 4:23, be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. romans 8:28, and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose. 1 chronicles 16:22, do not touch my anointed ones; do my prophets no harm. romans 13:7, give everyone what you owe him: if you owe taxes, pay taxes; if revenue, then revenue; if respect, then respect; if honor, then honor.
i decided to let the word of God speak on how healing can take place. i believe that God can heal my Church wounds. and i know that He'll the Church and her wounds and make her an agent of change and healing to a broken world.