"At my first defense no one appeared on my behalf, but everyone deserted me." 2 Tim 4: 16
I would venture to say that anyone who has lived to adulthood in this world has experienced not being defended, and even being deserted. For most of us, it probably starts in childhood where we may have been blamed for something we did not do. It seems human nature to be reluctant to stand up for someone who is being spotlighted for being at fault, and it seems to take a very mature person to do so. We may be part of the onlookers who know the person being accused is not guilty, but as humans we seem reluctant to stick our necks out and speak up. Perhaps it dates back to the time of the guillotine, where sticking one's neck out resulted in paying the price of one's life. As mature individuals we do need to speak out when we see a wrongdoing, and we also need to speak out in support of a right doing. We do not need to cringe in fear. We can speak up -- for ourselves and others. It is the right thing to do.
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