He said his name was Jose. I don’t know if that was his real name or not but that’s what he said as he walked into our small Blue Christmas service. He was holding a bag from Dominos Pizza and wearing a blue sweatshirt and some very loose fitting grey sweatpants. He walked in and said to me that he needed to confess his sins. He then started walking around the front of the sanctuary reciting what sounded very much like Roman Catholic confessional liturgy and sharing that he had done some bad things in his life. I won’t lie, I was not 100% comfortable with the situation - Jose clearly had some mental health challenges and you never know what someone like that will do. But after he walked back to where I was in the center aisle, I pronounced that God forgives him his sins, he nodded and then slowly walked to the back of the sanctuary, down the steps into the narthex, and out the door. I don’t know if I’ll ever see him again. That all took place around 7:20pm tonight.
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Psalm 12 - Jose
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He said his name was Jose. I don’t know if that was his real name or not but that’s what he said as he walked into our small Blue Christmas service. He was holding a bag from Dominos Pizza and wearing a blue sweatshirt and some very loose fitting grey sweatpants. He walked in and said to me that he needed to confess his sins. He then started walking around the front of the sanctuary reciting what sounded very much like Roman Catholic confessional liturgy and sharing that he had done some bad things in his life. I won’t lie, I was not 100% comfortable with the situation - Jose clearly had some mental health challenges and you never know what someone like that will do. But after he walked back to where I was in the center aisle, I pronounced that God forgives him his sins, he nodded and then slowly walked to the back of the sanctuary, down the steps into the narthex, and out the door. I don’t know if I’ll ever see him again. That all took place around 7:20pm tonight.