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Sunday, August 24, 2008
Fraud of Michael Guglielmucci Michael Guglielmucci. The composer of the song 'Healer' found in Planetshakers and Hillsongs latest album. He lied about his cancer. I cannot figure out any reason he should lie. Is it really the greed of money? I read Mark Conner's blog, and i begin to check my response to this incident. Indeed rather than guessing what went on, we should check on our response towards this incident. Some of us may be angry. Some disappointment. For me, it was a combination of these 2 in the beginning. After which, i realize that it's more fruitful to use my energy to pray for him, his family and the churches as a whole who may suffer from a period of disillusionment. But i'm glad that such a thing happened to me, because ppl grow out of negative experiences too. For me, this is what i've gathered thru this incident: 1) I finally understand what people mean when they say 'don't trust people so easily, even if they seem really spiritual'. I mean, Mike Guglielmucci was a PASTOR! BUT. this doesn't mean that this attitude in response is right. it is simply the response of a person who is hurt and grew bitter. But the Bible tells us to practice forgiveness and letting go of hurts. :) 2) Question: Does the fall of the worship leader/pastor means the future banning/disapproval of the song itself? My answer: NO. The worship leader can fall because humans are not perfect. But the ANOINTING that is within that leader is nevertheless captured in the song, Healer. Some people may be perturbed at the fact that they could feel the presence of God in this song despite the truth that Mike Guglielmucci lied about his story behind the song. This was how i felt initially. Which may lead to further questioning of self - Am I being too gullible? Am I being brainwashed by the church so much so that I become an easy prey to the church leader's agenda? Well, there can only be one conclusion if we allow such thoughts to relish in our minds. Such questions will only imply that the next thing to feel is - hurt, disappointment, anger, betrayal. When full blown, we respond to it by becoming bitter towards Christian leaders...we become defensive towards others with an invisible wall built around us...we can even become critical of certain Christian churches. But friends, let's not go that way in our thoughts. Let's put on the mind of Christ in everything that we do. Leaders have anointing of God in their life, but leaders are also human and they are vulnerable to failure in character. Let's treat this as a good lesson for us to learn from. Let's from now onwards carry the burden for our leaders. The higher up you go, the greater the temptations around you. This is true even in the kingdom of God. Labels: contemplative 2:03 AM
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