EASY TARGETS - By Lisa Are Wulf
Christian Living
The same scenario is playing out all over the country. Stores are closing and people are being laid off. It's a tough time. But it seems that some Christians are making it even tougher.
One of the large chain stores in our local mall is closing its doors for good today. Calvin and I stopped in Sunday afternoon to check out the 80%-off bargains. The sales clerks were understandably upset because they were about to be unemployed. But we overheard one cashier say to another, "Here comes the church crowd. They need to vent their anger at somebody and we're easy targets!"
Wow! What if these ladies are right? If Christians are perceived as rude and angry, that's not good. If they are actually acting that way, it's even worse. Whatever happened to being compassionate to those who are struggling? Aren't we supposed to be examples of love and mercy?
What do you think?
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Unfortunately this isn't the first time I've heard this from people in the service industry. Those of us who are supposed to be a reflection of Jesus seem to be reflecting something else entirely. It seems that we are seen as rude, demanding and cheap (some friends have told me that many leave tracts instead of tips).
This really grieves me. I hope we can do better at reflecting the love and compassion and kindness of Christ. Our world needs to see that picture of Jesus more.
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Hi Dave -
Thanks so much for your insightful comments. Yes, I've heard about leaving tracts instead of tips before too. That bothers me because servers need the tips in order to live.
I agree that we could do a much better job of reflecting Christ. I hope others will come to see that too.
Thanks again,
Lisa
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