An Elder's Dilemma

I was saddened during the week to receive the following prayer request through the International Christian Leadership electronic network.

This Elder's Church has been involved for about 2 years in outreach to chronically mentally ill patients at a home, bringing residents to worship services. Some had become members. However, a fair number of the core Church members felt uncomfortable and threatened. Consequently, the Church "Session" voted to exclude these disabled members from worship. The carers have taken to conducting special mid-week services at the home. But how does one tell these people that they cannot go to "their" Church to worship any-more?

This from the land of "free speech" and "freedom of religion". Please pray for this elder and his faithful band of carers. Also pray for the other members, that they might understand the "Acceptable year of the Lord".

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Jn.8:7 "He that is without sin among you, cast the first stone"
Jn.1:46 "Nathanael said, 'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?' Philip said to him, 'Come and see'"
Mt.9:11 "The Pharisees said 'Why does your master eat with tax collectors and these sinners?'"
Lk.15:1 "Dishonest tax collectors and other notorious sinners often came to listen to Jesus' sermons. This caused complaints among the Jewish religious leaders
Isa.61:1 "...anointed to preach good tidings...to bind up the broken hearted...proclaim liberty to captives...opening prisons...to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord"
Ac.10:28 "...God has showed me that I should not call any man unclean"
Jas.2:5 "Hasn't God chosen the poor (in the eyes of the world) to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom?"

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