Encouraging words

I had a couple of people drop by my office today to offer encouraging words. And I had a couple of phone calls yesterday and today with words of encouragement. God's blessings are always there!

One of the people to talk to me today was a lady who began coming to our church because she would bring her mother who lived with her. "Sally" had been baptized as a child in a Baptist church but didn't really get involved. However, coming with her mother to our church got her interested in spiritual things again. Sally decided that she wanted to be more involved and joined our church a couple of years ago. Not long afterward, her elderly mother died, but Sally has gotten even more involved. She was soooo disappointed to hear about the problems at the church--she had no idea that others were so dissatisfied. She told me today that because of this she doesn't even want to come anymore and doesn't want to go to church anywhere because of how Christians treat one another. What do you say to help someone who has been so disappointed in the actions of others in the church? So disappointed that they don't want to have anything to do with the local church again?

Sally also told me that she thought it was the best for us to be "movin' on"--she has had a hard time living with the people of our town since her husband was transferred here 9 years ago.