Question: When have you felt like a reject, an outcast? What happened?
Answers:
When I lost my job for doing the correct thing.
When moving to a new school in the middle of my 5th grade year. Somebody made fun of me in some way I can’t remember!
Being rejected by my niece right now. My senior year of high school.
When I was rejected by my husband - I felt alone - My church family surrounded me.
My new sister-in-law had a large party for Mel and I after we were married. I didn’t know any of his many Jewish relatives.
Being a pregnant teen in the church. The judgment was intense and turned my heart against God and myself.
Growing up a naturally obese child and adult exposed me to many difficult situations and statements.