I know Scotland. Trials and hardships are the hallmark of a Scottish Saint. Some of the most heroic and valiant Saints I have ever met live there. They stand on their own upright and alone, tried and tested. Perhaps you are taking a breather and leaning against the Church wall. If the Church sucks, so what, history sucks, Utah sucks, everything sucks, that’s just the way it is. Your ‘spiritual relationship’ is intact. Great, build upon it, spend time getting to know Christ. Stand alone with Him, become one with Him and prepare to stand as a spiritual landmark for others.
Greetings to Scotland from overseas:
‘From the lonely sheiling of the misty island,
mountains divide us and a waste of seas,
yet still the blood is strong
the heart is highland’
Be strong. Braveheart
Thank you so much for this Braveheart. I was thinking this is my mind through this whole thread. But having you say it the way you did helped me to examine a few weak areas in my own thinking. Thank you for saying what I needed to hear.