Gentle Enough to Hold the Broken

There is a version of faith that the weary and the wounded often encounter - one built on strength, perseverance, and the quiet pressure to hold it all together. It is not untrue. But it is incomplete. Because the Christ of the Gospels does not only call the strong to follow him. He actively seeks the bruised reed, the smoldering wick, the sheep that has wandered furthest from the fold. His gentle...