I M Perfect lady


Waiting to be told.

I thought came to me why no one is asking, why no one is making an independent move,for they all are waiting to be told.

Not told there is a pedophile, but told what to do.

As far as I remember, the church was setup and families set up for there to be one dominating figure, be it God, Father or husband.  It wasn’t a place where individuals were able to think for themselves or act independently, it was driven by the Head.

 The Head of the church or of the family makes the decision….we wait for the okay.

And the Head, which we have approached, are not interested or responsive. 

It is my humble opinion that they will sit in the pews waiting instruction from on high.  And I feel to the depths of my bones, it will not come from that direction.

When my children  have choices to make I offer them my viewpoint and then I say, honey, this is your life and your choice, you will have to make the ultimate decision, it is not something I can do for you.

And I can see them weighed heavy by the choices, and we both wonder what will their minds and desires tell them to do.

As I was pondering my oldest daughter and a choice that has arrived in her world, it came to me that many in the FALC, haven’t ever been given the liberty of choice.

The church has always made the choices for them. 

Wear this, don’t wear that.

Listen to this, don’t listen to that.

Don’t watch TV, don’t go to Movies.

 Go forth and multiply.

What I feel down deep is that they are waiting for directions on this, from the pulpit, from the boards or the leaders within. 

And I also feel this is beyond what the Leaders have been prepared for, have been taught or educated on.  This is out of their league, and damn it, it would be wonderful if they would just say so, instead of saying and doing nothing.

Saying and doing nothing will not change the outcome.

There needs to be a fearless leader to stand up and take charge, or the church will decay and fall apart from the inside out. 

It was always preached that the devil lurked outside of this religion, now is the time for them to stop looking outward and instead look within.

It pushes me into my chair, to believe that many fine folks are doing nothing, because they are waiting to be told.

 

 


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  1. Judy Avatar
    Judy

    The thing of it is Beth, Jim was telling them and they didn’t want to hear it from him.
    I have an aunt who wouldn’t believe anything anyone else told her, but if Peter said it would she then believe it and it had to come from the pulpit. Those folks sitting in the pews have no idea that they can makes decisions and choices for themselves.

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  2. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    That is indeed a dangerous power structure, where people are not encouraged to think or speak for themselves. I think people can start to heal from the abuse, but it needs to be out in the open. The shame needs to be on the abusers, not the people who were abused. I think more people will start to come forward, and it will be harder for church members to discredit them. I have followed what happened in the Catholic Church, and the information for how to handle the abuse from a spiritual, moral and legal standpoint is out there. Thank you for sharing your story- you are not alone. – Sarah

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    I M Perfect

    Thanks Sarah, I agree it is putting it out in the open is the key. The old systems are starting to crumble, for we no longer like the system where there is only one head of house in a household of two adults.

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