Why bad things happen…
Been thinking about this a lot, and I guess the options are:
1. The devil really did do it
2. God is disciplining us (we don’t like to include this one much, but it’s there in the Bible)
3. We’re dumb and did it to ourselves
4. Someone else was dumb and did it to us (directly or indirectly)
It was interesting to see the Sydney Anglicans wrestling with their crisis at a theological level (very Sydney-Anglican-like, I guess!). Beyond all that, I can truly say that I fully understand the emotions of Peter Jensen… I know exactly how he feels. One of the few times I can say that I’ve been exactly there, and I know the grief he is talking about.
As a leader, you may not have caused it or had a direct hand in it, but you own it at a deep level, sometimes more than the people who caused the havoc. I guess that’s what makes leaders different. Ownership & responsibility… a deep sense of stewardship.