"you've carried those burdens long enough"

Zephaniah 3:17-18

17 Your God is present among you,
a strong Warrior there to save you.
Happy to have you back, he’ll calm you with his love
and delight you with his songs.

18 “The accumulated sorrows of your exile
will dissipate.
I, your God, will get rid of them for you.
You’ve carried those burdens long enough.

In a world that has at its core "oughts and shoulds" and at a time when organized "Christianity" has accepted at its core that same world value, a passage such as this (which is one among millions!) is needed to be heard not only by those outside the church, but it seems particularly by those inside the church and even more particularly those who have accepted responsibility for leading the church.

UCC, United Church of Christ, Akron, Ohio, David Loar, Fairlawn West, Christian, Jesus Christ