Showing loving-kindness this valentine's day

Have you noticed that kindness sometimes seems like a lost commodity? It’s understandable. Everyone’s in such a hurry—and pretty much on alert 24/7. You hear recorded messages when you call for an important appointment. When you're feeling lonely and no one is around to listen, it's discouraging.

Then someone graces you with a spontaneous act of kindness and your mood brightens. God knew that would happen. It’s His plan. He treats you and me with loving-kindness, so we can share it with others.

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and it is my birthday! This year I've decided to give myself a different kind of bday gift: to purposefully give someone else a spontaneous act of loving-kindness. I don't know what it will be yet. I'm asking and trusting God to show me who needs a gift of encouragement, and how I can give it.

​I'm on a loving-kindness adventure. Do you want to join me in this venture? By Monday morning, we will both know how this turns out! 

Be kind and compassionate to one another... Ephesians 4:32
Photo by Dawnita Hunsberger and Words adapted from Everyday Wisdom by Joan C. Webb

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