Divorce

I discovered last week that Michelle, a co-worker, has a friend who used to work at "the mound" when I was there. I haven't seen that person for a number of years and was curious where he was at these days. I found out that he has since divorced and remarried. I was shocked. And surprisingly, I felt quite saddened by this. It's not that he was a close friend. We didn't even work in the same area and didn't know each other that well. But he is a Christian and his position there was ministry. I feel especially sad when the people who lead have marriages that fall apart. Do I hold leaders to a higher standard? Yes, I do. Should I? I think some scripture would lean that way.

There may be even more to the sadness I felt. I think I want to know that there is some certainty, that certain people have it together enough to be immune to relationship breakdown. Maybe I feel more secure in my faith the more Christians I know that live seemingly perfect lives.