Tracy Coltellino
(14 July 2011)
"The
5 Doves"
Just a quick note....it is soooo beautiful to see
the REAL body of Christ, with MATURE, concerned, loving brothers
and sisters disagree, express hurt or rejection over the actions
of another, and then see what the REAL body of Crist does to
handle things that would send immature christians, or any other
worldly bloggers into a tailspin of he-said-she-said backbiting,
slander, accusations, insult hurling and vitriol! It takes
very little in the world to get the hackles raised....and it was
handled so beautifully between elaine (I think) and
others. What COULD have been a war of words resulting in
pain and alienation, ended instead with repentence, forgiveness,
graciousness, and caring. Imaging it in the millenium
kingdom! It brought tears to my eyes...I was half-waiting
for the other shoe to drop and the name-calling to begin-it
happens ALL THE TIME on other CHRISTIAN sites! This is how
the body WORKS!!! We do NOT look to grand-stand our own
position, but to uphold one another in love and
protection. Instead of trying to out-do each other, we
encourage! And the other hard part is: WE also
FORGIVE!!!! Beautiful!!!! TC