Quote from Sunday's Sermon

Edit from yesterday... if you read yesterday's blog, you might have been perplexed by the phrase "anti-trip." The phrase should have been anti-Trump. I always read thru the blogs several times before I post them. But sometimes, my brain misses misspellings and such. Sorry. Hope this clarification helps.

Now on to today's post...

This was used in Sunday's sermon on April 23rd. A couple of people asked for me to post it.
If you are interested, here is the link to the sermon ... click on it, then scroll down to April 23
click here to listen


Here is the quote...

Guilt and shame. I was raised on it.

• In the system I was raised in, there was a clear definition between what was good and what was bad,
• and who was good and who was bad. It was personal. It was about you.
• If you did bad, then you were bad.
• Behavior was modified by confrontation, humiliation, spankings and belittling.
• It was a terrible way to be raised. You carry it with you into adulthood. You repeat it.
• It is all that you know.
• Until somewhere along the way, You begin to see the hurt that you are delivering to others and you stop.
• You begin the process of recovering from such a broken way of thinking and living.
• Hopefully, eventually you commit yourself to loving others, releasing them and never shaming again.

Jesus does not shame people. Neither should we.

It's a beautiful day in God's world, be sure to see the good.