(What would Jesus do?)
“I can’t usher or help with the Lord’s Supper. And I can’t mentor the Boy Scouts either.”
He has been an active and faithful church member for years. He has worshiped and participated regularly and enthusiastically. He turned to his pastor for support months ago when he was diagnosed HIV positive. He trusted his pastor with the truth, to be held in confidence.
A member of the congregation complained to the pastor.
This pastor told my friend he could not participate in the activities and fellowship of the church. He could worship if he sat in the back row.
My friend feels hurt and betrayed. He still believes God loves him just as he is. He also believes God loves his pastor.
I am humbled by my friend’s genuine desire to forgive.
I am awed by such faith.
Amma Ponders 