Counsel from A Wounded Soldier
By Samuel Koranteng-Pipim, PhD
From the several mails, emails, and phone calls I have received, it seems that the following lines in my resignation letter have caught the attention of many people: "I am deeply wounded for having let down so many who have looked up to me for spiritual leadership. . . . Only our God can heal and renew the strength of the wounded eagle. He alone, in His great love, can bring anything good out of our personal failures” (emphasis mine).
Apparently, the idea of being wounded has touched a responsive chord in the heart of people who may be acquainted with the pain of wounds—whether self-inflicted or inflicted by others. One such individual is a soldier based in Africa. When this soldier heard about my resignation (www.campushope.com/resignation), he thought he should send me some words of encouragement. His one-paragraph email to me has since become an “eureka” moment in my present experience.
(The word “eureka” comes from...