We Need Jesus

Naming what is wrong, turning inward in humility, and trusting God to heal what is broken

Feb 10, 2026

A friend of mine who is a pastor shared a clear and needed word about leadership and responsibility. He spoke about how leaders must own what happens under their care, how truth must be pursued carefully, and how humility is required when wrong is exposed. He also said plainly what should never need softening. Racism is wrong. Cover up is wrong. Demeaning anyone made in the image of God is wrong. There are no excuses. That kind of clarity matters, especially in moments that wound trust and reveal darkness.

Reading his words, I found myself in deep agreement. At the same time, a parallel reflection formed in me, coming from a slightly different angle shaped by the wisdom of Elder Sergei.

Where my friend emphasized responsibility in leadership, Elder Sergei presses into responsibility of the heart. He teaches that when we see sin in another person, we should first ask why the light we carry in Christ is not bright enough to call them toward higher aspiration or to dissuade them from their path. That question never excuses evil. It humbles us. It turns the searchlight inward before it turns outward.

And this is not only personal. We also have to ask it about the light the Church carries together. If people are not being drawn toward repentance, healing, and transformation, the answer cannot only be outrage at darkness. It must also be a deeper return to Christ so His light burns more clearly within us and among us.

Scripture says,

“If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
2 Chronicles 7:14

“My people called by My name” points to those who belong to Christ. We are His people, His body, called Christians. We are in Him and He is in us. To humble ourselves is to recognize that we are not without sin and that repentance begins with us. We cannot approach the throne of God apart from the cleansing and reconciliation given through the blood of Christ.

Then comes the promise. He will heal our land. He will restore peace, order, and harmony. The beginning is humility, prayer, repentance, and return.

So I hear two harmonizing calls. One says name evil clearly, take responsibility, walk in humility, and make things right. The other says guard the heart from hatred, refuse self righteousness, repent first, and become intercessors who still pray, Lord have mercy on us all.

Both lead to the same place.

Our hope is not in leaders getting everything right, but in Christ who meets broken places with redemption.

We need Jesus.