Spiritual maturity seems more real. Prayer seems more real. The possibility of church unity seems more real. And God, while no less unfathomable, seems more real. I concluded by saying that I was begining to sense that I had found what I had been looking for.
Today there is no doubt.
Yes, I am baffled and grieved and torn and saddended by what has come to light. But I am glad that it has come to light. I do not want in any way to minimize the sin that has taken place. He needed to infiltrate Bethlehem. The church's handling of the crisis is Biblical and God has begun a work here.