Posted by thistle on November 27, 2002 at 05:22:45:
In Reply to: I love you all, but I am very angry with you.(this is a sweeping generalization oh, tenderhearted ones) posted by Kathleen on November 26, 2002 at 18:59:51:
Kat and Corey,
Thanks for being the best friends ever. I have been sickened by this whole thing but feel compelled to read on. I am glad that I can go to work feeling that there are a people out there who are not on the attack. I realize you're not the only ones. We even had a couple drop by our house last night just to show their love and support. Steve needs to see that there are a lot of people who do appreciate him. Thanks for the love and prayers. I wouldn't be able to stand without friends like you.
: I could feel this today, I knew something was happening. I was working, I couldn't check the message board, but when Cari called me, I knew what she was going to say. Funny how God works. He prepared me in some way I can't really fathom.
: The Pastor of this church has fostered an environment where you can all speak your minds, even if you get yelled at, you can say what you want. On the board, on the mic. You can speak your mind. So you do and in your pain you pick the easiest target, The Pastor. I hope you don't like what I am saying, because I don't either, but it's the truth. I don't understand what compels people to hurt people they love, God I am guilty of it myself. I try to restrain myself,too--- but I can't,
: "You are the leader, you must be the source of the problem, I will vent/complain/rant/yell/accuse you"
: Hey we are all human, I understand, from the moment we are born we are screaming to get our needs met, some take longer to grow out of it than others, ME TOO!
: Pastors supposed to meet our needs, right? Our spiritual needs, right? Yeah, he's not supposed to give us a reason to exist, he's just supposed to guide us. The man has a vision he feels led by God, he starts a church, how strange that someone would want to have a place where people sharing his vision would meet. Odd? Especially for someone so transparent. Obviously if it failed, if people got hurt and angry, well he would be the one to blame for the failure right? Why would somebody do that? Why would someone set themselves up like that?
: I don't know, a desire to do God's will? Bring people together as friends? Man could it be LOVE?
: Why oh, why oh, why, can't we support this man? I mean how hard is it to set your feelings aside and see the bigger picture?
: Well here is the big picture, God gives us the leaders with vision. We either grab hold and go with it or we pull the man down with us. You figure it out.
: So, attack away!