Ecclesiastes 7:21 "Don't pay attention to everything people say, or you may hear your servant cursing you; for you know that many times you yourself have cursed others."
As broken people it is inevitable that at some point we are going to say something that will hurt, or we will hear something that will hurt. While it is important to "be at peace with everyone" (Romans 12:18) we simply can't all be perfect this side of heaven.
So just realize that sometimes people will say stupid things that upon later reflection they wished they had not said. You do the same thing, right?
So give people the benefit of the doubt and some grace and patience. Perhaps there'll come a time when you can honestly share with them how their words hurt, rather than 1) lash out at the time or 2) pull away and not be friends with them anymore.
Pastor Tom
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