waiting

do not think, williston federated church, that i have lost interest. do not think, united church of christ, that you are off the hook. do not think, united methodist church, that we are done with this.

it is painful for me each day not to be taking action, not to be doing anything.

but sometimes the single best thing you can do is sit back and give the other side time and space to do a right thing.

i say "a" right thing because there never has been any one right thing, but a number of right things that could have been done at many places on the timeline, starting with the bad behavior of the pastor and the bad decisions of the church leadership.

there is time and opportunity, williston federated church, to repair some of what you broke.

there is opportunity, united church of christ, to try to be the thing you represent yourself as. there is time, united methodist church, to reclaim your abdicated moral authority.

the UMC task force for victim advocacy? too bad thats a fraud.

but it doesn't have to be.

it's time to step up. and you should be stepping up with the same alacrity you showed when you decided to humiliate and ostracize the victim for the sake of a pastor more in love with her own authority than with her dubious call.