Remember John Lennon?? He asked us all a simple question: "Imagine..."
So many of us have either been in, or know of someone who has been in, "The Truth". It is a statistical fact that the majority of those who chooze to join the organization, that euphemistically refers to itself as "The Truth", are suffering from some sort of emotional disturbance or dysfunction.
It is very difficult to "deal with" issues that seem better "left in the past". It is so much easier to come into an organization that promises that if you just "believe this" and "do that", all will be okay. A "one size fits all" is the approach presented to anyone with any problem, real, or imagined, who wants to be assured of the "hope" to be part of Jehovah's wonderful world of peace and perfection.
But, as we are all aware, reality sooner or later sets in. A real "Crisis of conscience" arises as we find it more and more difficult to deny, or make excuses for, the gossip, the hyposcrisy, the judging, the "cliques", the self-righteousness, and the "unchristian" behavior.
And this is not even mentioning the obvious lack of "New Light"... that is never really NEW when it is presented.
Have we forgotten who and what our wonderful God, Jehovah, is? Have we forgotten that our lives come from him and that he truly LOVES us?
I have found that many who have suffered so much in the organization...and many who are still in, because of FEAR, harbor a righteous anger. This saddens my heart.
We have found real truth. So many of our dear Brothers and Sisters are still "locked up" in the inside. What can we do to help them? We know that the society's rigorous training has programed them to not "hear" the "truth" at all. So how can we possibly reach them?
I ask you to think of Jehovah, and of his methods. He is pure LOVE. He does not force us to do anything. I wonder, then, what if we just loved our Brothers? What if we prayed each and every day for the dear ones still on the inside? We have to remember what it was like for us...remember how we felt when we thought "the truth" was really the TRUTH?? How happy we were!!
Remember when the "joy" and "love" turned out to be a lonely and fearful burden? Remember how insecure, afraid, and alone we felt?
Imagine if, instead of feeding into Satan's game of "proving" that we are "apostates" by trying to reach our Brothers with the truth about the organization, we just LOVED them? Imagine that. Just loving them and leaving the rest in Jehovah's hands.
Warmest love to you all,
Anne Marie