Faith Or Heroism

From time to time, I have described ministry intuitions on this blog -- which is my vaguer perceptions of the dynamics of ministry. Often, in the Church, one has do do with people who have suffered a major evil or injustice. They might have experienced genocide, say, or might have a disabled child. What does one do with that? The Church is a good place to go -- however, for those who do turn to the Church, there seem to be two kinds: • There is the genuine faith response, or • You can be a hero in the Church with stories like that, yet deep down (perhaps deeper even than conscious awareness) you hate God, and you hate the Church. If the latter, this may reveal itself in strange ways, over time.