About a week ago news broke that Mike Guglielmucci, a pastor who has written a lot of great worship songs, including Healer, had been been faking having cancer for the last two years. According to an article about the story, Guglielmucci had a history of illness caused by grief over an addiction to pornography. He basically covered it up and it led him to make up a story of having cancer to explain his symptoms.

There has been a lot of backlash by a lot of people to this story, so I wanted to give my two cents about it. First of all, there is no doubt that what Mike did was wrong. I can’t imagine lying about something of that magnitude to my family. However, I am moved by compassion when I read the news about his story because I see Christ moving in his life. He has taken a step that most of us aren’t willing to take about the sin in our lives: true confession. With so many people quick to condemn Mike for his actions, I can’t help but think about when Jesus said “Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone.” We all try to hide sin in our lives, and most of us even make up things to cover it. The best thing that could ever happen to you is to tell someone about your sin. Christ will forgive.

Honestly, I think that the words of the song Healer has even more power now. God is more than enough for Mike Guglielmucci’s sin, and He is more than enough for any sin in your life. What is it that you haven’t confessed? What is it that you are not repenting from?

We could all learn a lesson from Mike. He’ll probably never read these words, but Mike…if you ever do read this…God has forgiven you and you have a lot of courage to come forward. He is your healer and you will soon discover a depth of knowing God that you have never experienced before. I’m praying for you and I know that God is going to use your story to impact others. He already has.

To see video video of Mike leading the song Healer, click here.