Grace exposes in order to cover, not to shame. Grace desires compassion more than clicks. Grace doesn’t add blows to the already shattered, but offers restoration.

By now you’ve seen it.

It’s all over every social media platform. I saw it on the late news last night and on the early news this morning. Everyone laughing. Everyone mocking. Many glad that ‘those cheaters’ are getting their comeuppance. Not only are they cheating, but at a Coldplay concert? Sheesh.

In a culture that shouts the mantra of ‘love is love,’ there’s a strange undertone of harsh, severe judgment, even a note of deep glee at the downfall of their illicit love affair. Keep on mockingly exposing their failure, especially if it can get you clicks and likes. Talk to all your friends about it.

When I first saw it, I didn’t laugh. I felt incredibly deep grief. I’ve sat with too many couples where one was caught. However, none so publicly, so globally.

The shockwaves of this in their lives will not only be deep personally, but will be shattering relationally, even through future generations of their family. It’s a story of shattering guilt, shame, and incalculable trauma for their children. Grief and tears are the only appropriate response.

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