What do you think about bullying!

I had a conversation this week about Bullying. Now that school has started back up and our Sunday school is starting we need to be on teh look out for Bullying. There are so many people in our town and so many ways that people bully other people. It might be about your size, your colour, the colour of your hair, your clothes or even your religion or lack of it. This disturbs me greatly when I think about religious differences in our town. I have heard stories of youth bullying other youth because of their religion or lack of religion. We are all children of God whether you go to church or you don't, whether you go to the United Church, the Anglican Church, the Roman Catholic Church or the Full Gospel Church. Just because someone does not agree with your particular beliefs, it does not mean they are wrong. We live in this wonderful town where there is a bullying by law. You are not allowed to bully people, this is a no-bully zone. So please if you are being bullied talk to someone. If you are doing the bullying imagine how you would feel if it was you that was different. BUllying leads to many different reactions in people and you certainly don't want to be responsible for harming another person. So please, think before you speak. In today's gospel reading, we are hearing a story of settling differences between one another, maybe it is a good lesson to learn.... So come out and join us.