Eternally Grateful
Dear Eugene, I still remember in the hot-headed naiveté of my youth, once I was asked to speak in front of the entire congregation of my church to "encourage" Sunday School attendance. Then I was a (grossly unqualified) Sunday School teacher who had much self-righteous energy to spare. I ended up turning the "public announcement" into forcing everyone down a guilt-trip that ultimately achieved the double-whammy to further alienate those who found no value in going to Sunday School and also solidify the Pharisaic sentiment of others who were glad to have an angry, ignorant youth for their gramophone. That was embarrassing, one of the biggest regrets of my life. My heart sinks every time I recall it. How I wish to erase those ten minutes from my life! One person, in private, raised concern over my antic; but still, by and large he agreed with my sentiment. I knew nothing about the way of the Gospel then, and this dear brother knew nothing either. He was very ...