“Why Seek the Living Among the Dead” – Brad Jersak

Violated, Grieved, Relieved & Liberated A dear friend of mine recently experienced humiliation by patriarchal connivers in her church. It took me back to the era when unwed pregnant teens were forced to stand before their congregation for public shaming and shunning (no father named or present!). Their experiences were violations and overt spiritual abuse. But my friend is no teenager. She felt the violation, allowed herself to grieve, then relatively quickly moved on to relief and even liberation. Why? Because she can simply leave and, gratefully, safer harbours welcome her arrival. Her conclusion echoed the words spoken by angels at ...