Joy

@DeGirlDeBoy @DavidAFrench I’m glad she is naming the trauma. We need to emphasize and teach the reality of the devastation of such things. We also need to give her grace to change her mind about staying if that ends up being best for her

Personally, I feel called to the next response. If you read the article, his wife asks us to pray for them. My heart goes out to her - she’s been preparing to care for him as his Parkinson’s progresses, and now she’s saddled with the care of taking care of the one who betrayed her. She is our example. “I, Janet Yancey, am speaking from a place of trauma and devastation that only people who have lived through betrayal can understand. Yet I made a sacred and binding marriage vow 55½ years ago, and I will not break that promise. I accept and understand that God through Jesus has paid for and forgiven the sins of the world, including Philip’s. God grant me the grace to forgive also, despite my unfathomable trauma. Please pray for us.”

Horrible. I’m sad as well, but I think we should also be angry. For eight years the man was in an active adulterous relationship while engaging in ministry. Inexcusable.

@BethMooreLPM Thank you

A thing I hate about a health situation requiring constant attention (toward recovery in this case PTL) is how small it can make the world. Nothing widens my world faster than intercession so I thought I’d record a heartfelt and, I pray, Spirit-led prayer for you guys this AM.

A+ thread…