The Messages That Broke Me

When “the joy of the Lord” comes wrapped in cruelty

This story is personal. And it’s one in which I want to tread lightly, because I know some people will read it and their innate inclination will be to get their hackles up, to feel as though they are personally under attack. They will want to hit back, to refute my claims, to lean into a posture of whataboutism that mollifies their own feelings. That’s …