Has a minister ever hurt you?

[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by shawndell

My mom raised my cousin,he was my moms sisters boy so instead of him being my cousin he was my brother just like Brother Eastman is my brother by our mom and dad.Well one time we were in sunday church service and my cousin had his arm on the back of the pew that happened to be around me.The pastor stopped his serman and told us both to stand up when we did he started making discusting remarks about us being imoral and sexual in church and told us if my cousin could not keep his hands to him self then we would have to leave.Every body turned to look at us like we were so awful and I wanted to run out of the church!I was so emberassed that I couldmt lift my head through the whole service.I was omly 14 years old and my cousin was 11 years old.God showed me a long time ago that you dont put your trust in the arm of flesh and if I turn from God over being hurt then that person who hurt me is closer to God than I am.

Oh my word! Public mistreatment like that can leave you with effects that can last for a lifetime!