This Had To Be Said (August 27, 2007)

I can identify with the prolonged suffering all the clients have borne. What you must know is that it was necessary to expose the state of our hearts. One of the descriptions used by God for sinners is "wild ass men". Anybody who has had to deal with an ass knows it a good metaphor. I had a friend who had an unusually stubborn ass so he leashed it to a rather stubborn bull. The ass would dig in its heals, sit, or meander at its own will until it ran into a superior will. Whatever the bull wanted to do was what the ass was going to do, like it or not. Like yourselves being tethered to the superior will of Christ has shown me some of my wild ass tendencies. For me this has been essential in my dealing towards you. What disturbed me most about your behavior was that apparently most of you joined our program not for truth but some other wild ass reason. The result was a senseless blame, foolish ridicule, and confusion. Though I have done more than you can imagine protecting your interest, your ignorance and susceptibility to lies has made me the villain. This type of betrayal is not terms of endearment. Yet in this milieu I too have the pull of the leash upon me. God’s great mercy towards my wild ass nature allows me not to judge you too harshly. As I come to the finish line I would be tempted to punish the faithless and to reward the faithful. The way I structured my affairs completely gives me that power. Real strength is not the exertion of your power but your restraint of it when it can justifiably be used. The harsh words I express here as a teacher are not reflective of my heart towards you as a man. All are forgiven. As a teacher I must make a distinction between the faithful and faithless but not in love and understanding. True love teaches, embraces, and practices truth. Even if you have been wild asses, learn that your heart was easily exposed by the cares of this world, repent and give your will over to one superior. If God can give me grace for those who offend me how much more is His grace directly towards you wild asses. Know that when God delivers His victory to Dorean you will not be excluded. What I want is an apology and your assistance to expedite your blessing. Defeating these spiritual reprobates, economic retards, and moral midgets, is really only the beginning. There is much more work to do. Hopefully the unexpected defeat of the giant will give you the tenacity to do the second half of the journey better than the first. As a man possessed with all the frailties equal to yours I implore you to find the same strength I found in Christ.