Be Kind To One Another when you are out and about

I have been thinking a lot lately about being “kind to one another”, it is as if we are not being kind now but it is being more aware of Acts of Kindness and Spur of the Moment, Random Acts of Kindness. Many people are rude & self-centered, worried about themselves and not worried very much about others. In Galatians 5:22 it says; “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.”

The following is an example of a Random Acts of Kindness.
"I’m a 46-year-old woman, divorced, with 3 grown children. After several months of chemotherapy following a mastectomy for breast cancer, I was starting to put my life back together when my doctor called with the results of my last checkup. They had found more cancer, & I was devastated. "My relatives had not been supportive. They tried to be kind, but I had the feeling they were afraid that it was contagious. They called on the phone to see how I was doing, but kept their distance. And that really hurt. "Last Saturday I headed for the Laundromat. While taking my laundry out of the car, I looked up & saw a man, one of the regulars, leaving with his bundle. He smiled & said, ‘Good morning. How are you today?’ Suddenly I lost control of myself & blurted out, ‘This is the worst day of my life! I have more cancer!’ Then I began to cry. "He put his arms around me & just let me sob. Then he said, ‘I understand. My wife has been through it, too.’ After a few minutes I felt better, stammered out my thanks, & proceeded on with my laundry. "About 15 minutes later, here he came back with his wife. Without saying a word, she walked over & hugged me. Then she said, ‘I’ve been there, too. Feel free to talk to me. I know what you’re going through.’ I can’t tell you how much that meant to me. Here was this total stranger, taking her time to give me emotional support & courage to face the future at a time when I was ready to give up.
Ephesians 4: 32a - Be kind to each other; Kindness is the sign of a loving heart; one of the greatest of all virtues. A kind person is pleasant, good, gracious-always appreciated. God is our model for kindness. God also showers us with kindness each day, sending sunshine and rain, food and friends, comfort and encouragement and boundless love and wisdom.

Pastor Jack