By Amanda Holm Rosengren, a sermon preached at our church on the Joseph narrative in Genesis. As with so many of my fellow Americans, in the past couple of years I have been enjoying the tv show Ted Lasso -- about an American football coach who finds himself across the pond, coaching what the rest of the world calls football. This past week I watched the last episode of season 3 -- don’t worry, no spoiler! It’s got me thinking about sports more than usual. What’s the goal of a sports game? To win! But how do you win? Could I just gather a bunch of us from this room and bring us out on the field and say, “ok, now go win?”
Much thanks to you and Rev. Rosengren for sharing this sermon! Our congregation is walking through the painful aftermath of sexual abuse by clergy. This teaching is incredibly helpful.
Thank you for this. I have been told I should trust people again because the past is in the past. When people order me to trust people who abused me or act like they did, it seems like it is opening me up to being abused again and takes away any self protection. Basically they are telling me not to trust my instincts when I feel someone is not trustworthy. This was great comfort to me as Joseph didn't automatically trust them because it was in the past. Thank you for this great post!
Thank you Scot and thank you Mother Amanda for allowing Scot your draft from the presentation. When I heard this a couple Sundays ago live, it spoke well to my heart. As you said, for reconciliation to be real, it must be directed and empowered by the Holy Spirit.
I finally got around to reading this today. It is so very good and so helpful. I'm often talking to my counseling clients about forgiveness and reconciliation and this is very helpful.
Much thanks to you and Rev. Rosengren for sharing this sermon! Our congregation is walking through the painful aftermath of sexual abuse by clergy. This teaching is incredibly helpful.
Thank you for this. I have been told I should trust people again because the past is in the past. When people order me to trust people who abused me or act like they did, it seems like it is opening me up to being abused again and takes away any self protection. Basically they are telling me not to trust my instincts when I feel someone is not trustworthy. This was great comfort to me as Joseph didn't automatically trust them because it was in the past. Thank you for this great post!
Thank you Scot and thank you Mother Amanda for allowing Scot your draft from the presentation. When I heard this a couple Sundays ago live, it spoke well to my heart. As you said, for reconciliation to be real, it must be directed and empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Oh this is amazing. I’ll be thinking about this for a while, because we have several ruptured relationships in our familiy, my husband and I.
Thank you 🙏🏼
Thanks, Scot, for this amazing sermon; and please pass on my gratitude to Ms. Rosengren. We all have much to absorb from what she exposes here.
I finally got around to reading this today. It is so very good and so helpful. I'm often talking to my counseling clients about forgiveness and reconciliation and this is very helpful.
This is so timely. Thank you.