Storytime:

A man forgot to put his phone on silent and it rang so load in the church mid service. The pastor scolded him, the worshippers admonished him after the service for interrupting, his wife kept on lecturing on his carelessness all the way home, his friends and acquaintances shook their heads in disgust. You could see the shame, embarrassment and humiliation on his face. He never stepped foot in a church again after that service. That evening he went to a bar -- still nervous and trembling, he spilled his drink on the table, the bottle fell, broke and it splashed on some of the people around him. They all rushed towards him and he closed his eyes expecting a bashing of words but instead they cared to know if he got a cut from the broken bottle, the waiter apologised and gave him a towel to clean himself, the janitor mopped the floor, the manager offered him a complimentary drink, she also gave him a huge hug and an encouraging word by saying, a man who does not make mistakes is not real. He has not stopped going to that bar instead of church.

Shabbat Shalom everyone