The recent scandal in Gov. Chris Christie's office exemplifies just far amuck a staff can go--and worse, what happens if (and this is a big "if") the politico in chief becomes vindictive. I listened to the press conference. I was impressed by the Gov's candor, forthcoming statements and his degree of accountability. Frankly, I never thought that his apologies would end so that he could get into his explanation. But I will say this much--no matter how far short we fall as imperfect creatures, we may just make up the difference by how we handle it. If he truly did not know what was happening, then he his response of contrition and action to replace those at fault is a good example for how far we can come back having fallen so very short.
There is a Gospel message in all of this. Throughout the public ministry of Jesus, he was the agent which encouraged, supported and then welcomed people back. Just look at the difference between Peter and Judas--how one was broken into an apostle and the other ended at rope's end.
The story has yet to be told for Christie. This is a good beginning if what he said is true.
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