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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

On Kindness...





Life ought not to be a ‘who cares, swim or sink’ affair
Not an ‘each man for himself’, ‘survival of the fittest’ dare

Life ought to be ‘we are all in this together’ human race
We are all sisters and brothers, all for God, because of grace

© Janet Martin

Here is a personal kindness test he offers at the end of this message:

Am I Kind?

A kind person Gives
A kind person Forgives
A kind person is attractive (made attractive by kindness)
A kind person does not insist on having his/her own way
A kind person delights in delighting others
A kind person has a pleasant disposition
A kind person has concern for others
A kind person loves,
...is gentle,
warm-hearted,
unselfish,
generous,
understanding,
considerate,
thoughtful,
healing,
merciful,
uses kind words,
is helpful,
courteous,
A kind person excuses the mistakes of others,
...is Goodness in action

Kindness is like snow
It beautifies everything it covers! 

 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
Eph.4:32



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