Have you ever Googled your name to see where you fall in the search algorithms? I would usually find my name within the first three or four on the list. Recently, I found that I didn’t show up until the second page. It seems some guy wearing my name was accused of molesting children at a day camp. He was awarded the entire first search page. I was immediately depressed as to how a pervert might be represented my name. I felt violated. I felt grief over my name and grief over the victim children. Everyone who had been given the name “David Flagler” would be grieved due to this one person.
I was now experiencing a moment in which I knew how God must feel when we abuse His name. “Lord, forgive us.”