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When The Church Hurts...

If you've been hurt by the church...can I just say that I'm sorry? I'm sorry that you've been bullied. I'm sorry that you've been thrown out, kicked out, shut down, or pushed out. I'm sorry that you've been abused. Despite the ways that you've been treated by His followers, do you know that Jesus still wants you? He wants to use you.  He wants to know you.  He wants to love you. He wants to hold you.  He wants to cheer for you.  He wants to love you.  He's fighting for your heart and soul, even when His people won't. He's begging you to let Him pick you back up, brush off your knees, and press forward.  He wants to heal your hurt. He wants to fix your heart.  He wants to mend your wounds. He wants to stop the bleeding. Will there ever be a day when churches stop making people bleed ?  People are hurting, wounded and they come to the church to find acceptance, love, and healing.  Yet, far too often,