Not only are people unprepared for church hurts, but when the wounds come, they often never receive closure. People don’t expect to be wounded in the house of their brothers and sisters in the first place, and then, once they receive the hurt, they very likely are never met by the leadership with a humble embrace and a desire to pursue reconciliation. They are never heard. As I said in the last chapter, the heart cry of justice is a longing to be heard. Sometimes people don’t even want a favorable