Greetings!
We recently heard the awful news that a local pastor has been charged with felony offenses, including child seduction. My range of emotions has been shocked, frustrated, angered, saddened. My heart aches for the young victims and their families. But it also aches for all of us. “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it.” 1 Cor 12:26
Add the news of the pervasive sexual abuse exposed in France and it literally makes me sick. As someone dedicated to inviting others into the goodness I have found in the Catholic Church, I’m tempted to wonder why I bother.
My friends, let me be clear: sin is tearing our human family apart, starting with the victims. The solution is Jesus Christ. Our Lord suffered and died to set us free and draw us together in Him.
When we find ourselves ensnared in sin, we must turn to Him in humble submission and seek the help we need through Confession, therapy,
AA,
SA,
Covenant Eyes,
Exodus 90,
Kingdom Builders,
healing through the Holy Spirit, an accountability partner, or anything else it takes to root it out.
Praying with you and for you,