Joe Loya
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Now, this is all not just telling you a story.
This isn't service of the question you ask, like, how does somebody become a bank robber?
When my dad was a minister, Brenda was the accountant.
They would get their offering.
And I'm already like larcenous in the heart.
I'm so angry and confused.
One, nobody's helping with my grief.
My mom dies.
They catch me crying.
You know what the church ladies say?
Why are you crying?
Don't cry.
She's in heaven.
The Bible says, absent from the body, present with the Lord.
You should be celebrating that she's in heaven.
This is the counseling I'm getting from everyone around me, which has the effect of making me feel like shit because I'm like, oh, man, I'm selfish.
I should be happy for my mom.
And why am I feeling these feelings?
These feelings are nothing but bad.
They're terrible.