As our plane was deboarding, people were leaving row by row in an orderly fashion until it came time for us. Suddenly four young men pushed me aside and forced their way off the plane.
They didn’t apologize or give a reason, they pushed through ignoring everyone else’s needs. This prompted my wife, Kathy, to ask the flight attendant, and later the pilot, if they have seen a difference in civility in their flights.
Both claimed that common decency has declined dramatically over the last few years.
James 3:16 teaches, “For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there is disorder and every evil practice.”
Selfishness seems to be on the rise. As followers of Jesus, we will stand out if we are models of civility and common decency.
