A Telling Quote

Ray Ortlund gives a barrage of super quotes each week at his "Christ is Deeper Still" blog.  This quote says a great deal about what's going on in the Christian culture in Missouri:

"My translator told me, 'Brother Yun, these people don't want to know the truth. That's why they're not calling you or wanting to meet you. In China, Christians are persecuted with beatings and imprisonment. In the West, Christians are persecuted by the words of other Christians.' This new kind of spiritual persecution was no easier than physical persecution in China, just different. I cried out in prayer, asking the Lord for strength. I forgave the people behind this attack from the bottom of my heart, and we continued our trip."

The Heavenly Man: The Remarkable True Story of Chinese Christian Brother Yun, pages 308-309.