When I was young, I remember being told to behave like an adult. I thought I had it figured out. Adults are supposed to be polite and entertaining but never rude. I was always supposed to be mindful of other people’s feelings and never hold grudges. I am never supposed to isolate other because of “flaws” or “weird” behavior because those behaviors may not be so strange.
But now that I am an adult, I realize that some adults have never learned those lessons. The lessons that I think I have learned well are apparently not universal.
Some adults are petty and conniving, always trying to get their own way. Throwing tantrums when they are ignored or when they are overlooked.
This behavior is even more surprising when it occurs are church. Not that these adults are any different then adults you may encounter elsewhere, but it is extra upsetting to me when church going adults act this way.
Unless I have completely misheard the Gospel, Jesus taught that we should forgive and learn to understand each other. We are no better or worse because we are leaders in the church. No hierarchy exists. Lead as a servant then the rest will follow.
So upsetting.
