tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880850607374339142.post6553143586154248544..comments2023-06-27T23:48:18.072+10:00Comments on life actually: On leaving graciously...thoughts from those left behindKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16213944904796774622noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880850607374339142.post-43694433293322874192012-06-01T13:22:41.455+10:002012-06-01T13:22:41.455+10:00Having posted all of that, then I remembered we...Having posted all of that, then I remembered we'd made an ungracious departure too (for similar reasons). And I had the same feelings as you Deb. Hopefully we've grown as Christians since then....Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16213944904796774622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880850607374339142.post-30570029757146609672012-05-30T18:47:53.452+10:002012-05-30T18:47:53.452+10:00Yeah, we were guilty of a very ungracious disappea...Yeah, we were guilty of a very ungracious disappearance from a church in our younger days. Have regretted our handling of it since. Mainly a product of our immaturity and wish to avoid confrontation. Would do it differently if I had my time over.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17323321295593693009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7880850607374339142.post-16260876093926939952012-05-29T14:32:34.113+10:002012-05-29T14:32:34.113+10:00Excellent thoughts. At our church, we often 'c...Excellent thoughts. At our church, we often 'celebrate' (for want of a better word) people during their last morning tea. The minister says something about their contribution to the church, prays for them etc. Of course this doesn't work for the quiet disappearers, but can be a positive way to let people go even when they're going for sad reasons.Petrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00686790072004644067noreply@blogger.com