RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS!

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS!

Gal 6:10

10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

          If terrorism is a random act of hatred and violence then what is its opposite? I think it would be random acts of kindness. Kindness for the sake of kindness is rare and kindness as a lifestyle is more so. Well, yesterday something happened that made me very proud of one of the young men in our church.

          While travelling to our destination, Keith noticed that a tire on a horse trailer was wobbling and losing tread. There was an imminent danger of a blowout. Keith pulled alongside the pick-up truck and honked and waved. The two ladies in the truck and trailer pulled over and was surprised to learn of their trouble.

          We all exited at the next opportunity and Keith simply and swiftly changed the tire. The ladies had bought a horse, trained for barrel racing, in Oklahoma and was on their way to Houston. They still had miles and hours to go. One grateful lady offered twenty dollars but we politely rejected that in favor of two cold bottles of water. Then an unusual thing happened.

          We learned that these ladies were Christians. Before leaving Oklahoma for Houston they had prayed for “traveling mercies.” The older lady, probably the mother, asked if I would pray for them. So we all joined hands at the side of the busy highway and prayed that God would continue his protection until they safely reached home.

Stephen Grellet (1773-1855), said: “I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness that I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.”

Dear Lord, let me not miss the opportunities to show kindness. AMEN