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This week Marsha is challenging us to share our thoughts on kindness. “Love is patient and kind…~ 1 Corinthians 13:4 (ESV – emphasis mine). I really had to think about the questions Marsha was posting about kindness. At a first glance I have to answer all questions with “Yes”. I do believe that I am kind, respectful. I am kind in my home, I have a heart for the less fortunate …
But than it hit me this morning as I was driving. Am I really kind to all? Kind to the ones that are unkind to me? You know what Scripture passages came to mind? In Luke 6 Jesus talks about loving the enemy…
“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” ~ Luke 6:27-28 (ESV)
Ouch!!! Do I do good to those who hate me? Sometimes. Do I bless who curse me? Hm…I don’t remember that I ever did. Do I pray for those who abuse me? Rarely…That is something the Lord has to work out in me. This certainly does not come natural to me — yes, I am a work in progress.
Lord of Heaven and Earth. Thank You for showing me that I am not “all that”. Yes, it is easy to be kind to people who are kind back. It is easy to love family and friends and show them kindness. I even show kindness to people I have never met…But You asking more — loving on my enemies. Lord to do that, I need Your help. Please let Your light shine through me. In the precious name of Jesus ~ Amen.
