Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it (James 4:11).
I teach middle school.
I understand slander
and judgment
and “roasting.”
It seems to be the go-to behavior among middle schoolers to attack–even the people they like. It’s the way I always pictured piranha going after a water buffalo.
A cry,
a frenzied swarm,
and then only bones.
But they are children. That’s not an excuse, but it is a fact. Children can be the least compassionate people on the planet. Why else do they find it hilarious when someone walks into the only basketball pole on an acre of blacktop?
They are children.
We are not.
We are called by the Lord of Everything to grow up. We have been given a law–”Love your neighbor as yourself.”
It’s a law worth following, Beloved.
So…
Happy Thursday
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