Bringing The Lord Into Disrepute

I wrote to a Church elder today about wretched rumours: "It is a great pity that certain persons have, in my view, brought the Lord's goodness into disrepute, apart from Christian ministry, and last in line, myself." I wrote this spontaneously, but it reflects what I think about maligning a minister, particularly where it is undeserved. What I mean about bringing the Lord's goodness into disrepute is that it is the Lord who does good things -- wonderful acts of grace -- through minister and ministry, even though it is an unworthy office occupied by an unworthy person.