Have you ever been embarrassed by someone making a loud, public accusation against you? Have you ever made a mistake and had someone who seemed to enjoy telling everyone about it? Has someone secretly, anonymously gone behind your back to make an accusation? That’s never fun is it? In my 1st full time job, I had a person like that, who seemed constantly joyful over carrying a torch for accusing me. I remember how they came after me aggressively, publicly, full of hypocritical self-righteousness, the reveled in it. I also remember when a mentor, in a very public meeting becoming my advocate. I still remember his words. “Joe came to me immediately when he realized his mistake, asked for forgiveness, & my help resolving it.” “We began the process weeks ago. Joe has done everything asked of him. The matter has been fully resolved." “Is there anything else?” My accuser kept going back. “We aren’t discussing that anymore, anything else?” I felt humbled & loved when my friend/mentor, my advocate stood up for me, & shut down my accuser. Today’s passage pulls back the cosmic veil on the failure of our greatest accuser. It’s a beautiful, uplifting passage.