Public Apology - "I'm sorry for how Christians have made you feel."
It’s about TIME, Right?!
If you have a negative opinion of “The Church,” or those people who claim to be Christians, it’s probably rooted in a negative feeling that they have triggered in you at some point in your life. This can be true for both Believers & Non-Believers.
I can honestly say that EVERY person that I know has been hurt in one way or another by someone connected to The Church. At the end of the day, The Church, is comprised of HUMANS! While we are followers of Christ, we aren’t The Christ. We aren’t superheroes. We are imperfect. We sometimes mis(represent) the One we serve. While we shouldn’t be expected to be faultless, we should be expected to take accountability and take steps to reconcile. As a company that’s founded upon Christian beliefs, we expose and denounce any behavior from Christians that push people away from God, instead of bringing them closer to him.
Here are just some of the most common negative emotions that The Church may have provoked in you:
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Abandoned Accused Afraid Agony Alienated Angry Anxious Attacked Battered Belittled Bereaved Betrayed Bitter Boxed In Broken Chained Cheated Controlled Criticized Damned
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Defeated Degraded Demeaned Demoralized Depressed Deprived Despair Devastated Dirty Disappointed Disapproved Disconnected Discounted Discouraged Disgraced Disgusted Disrespected Dominated Doubtful Embarrassed Empty |
Enraged Evil Excluded Failure Fearful Foolish Forgotten Frustrated Grief Guilty Hatred Helpless Hopeless Humiliated Hurt Inadequate Incompetent Inferior Insecure Insignificant Insulted |
Invisible Jealous Judged Lonely Lost Manipulated Misunderstood Neglected Obligated Offended Ostracized Outcast Overlooked Overwhelmed Powerless Pressured Regret Rejected Repulsed Resentful Ridiculed |
Ruined Sad Scorned Shame Sorrow Stupid Suffocated Tainted Tormented Trapped Unappreciated Unapproved Unattractive Undervalued Unequal Unloved Unnecessary Unprotected Unwanted Violated |
I mean seriously! It’s one thing for someone who doesn’t claim to be Christian to cause someone to feel these emotions, but when a Christian does it, it completely defies everything that we are supposed to be rooted in. It’s an utter slap in the face of The Father!
These emotions are heavy, uncomfortable, & even painful. Just the sight of some of these words may bring back memories of some pretty dark experiences. Healed or not, you never forget the way someone makes you feel when it cuts deep. I’m not desperately in need of an apology, but man, it sure would be nice to have the person/people that sparked the emotion recognize the hurt they’ve caused. Unfortunately, some of us won’t ever hear the “I’m sorry,” that we want; but how can we move on without it?
The reality is, your healing has to happen with or without it! Your wholeness depends on your ability to heal from your past. So, here I am; standing in the gap for that person that hurt you. On behalf of “The Church,” You9ted extends it’s first act of love, an act of contrition.
I see you. I acknowledge your feelings. I validate your experiences. I empathize with your perspective. And I sincerely apologize. Without justification, without excuses, without knowledge of the circumstances; I apologize. Without understanding the whole story, I apologize. Without judgement, I apologize.
You ARE loved. You ARE valuable. You ARE necessary. You ARE enough.
We want you to heal well. We hope this helps.
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