Manifesto_de_Londres,_parte_b

A Personal Letter From Marilyn:
Many of you might wonder where I stand in all of this. I am in full agreement with the paper Henry has written, and I helped him edit the first drafts. These are issues that we have been discussing with each other for years. By temperament, and perhaps because of my woman’s perspective, my attitude over the years has been less to confront, and more to trust that, over time, ‘God will work things out’. I have always believed that we are God’s people, and that God would not let us totally go off the rails. I have always believed that there are good-hearted men and women among us, who will fight for righteousness, and repent as God shows us our sin. I have seen and heard things which shocked and saddened me, and I have not spoken up. I have tried to live and lead righteously in my little corner of the kingdom, hoping that most of us were trying to do the same thing. Now, however, in light of the pain, hurt, and anger that are being exposed and expressed in London, I’m convinced it’s time to stop living in ostrich-mode, and SPEAK OUT. I am fully aware of the risk this involves, but to not speak would be the gravest sin. I believe that God has put these burdens on Henry’s heart, and I am proud of the spiritual effort and energy that Henry has put into writing this paper. I have seen, up close, his anguish and sorrow as he has wrestled with the Scriptures and with his relationship to and within the church that he loves so much. These things need to be said, and I pray that many will listen, and add their own voice to the discussion that needs to precede radical change. MK