Saturday, November 1,
2025
Mark 14:8
8 She hath done what she could: she is come aforehand to
anoint my body to the burying.
Almost sixty years ago, just before leaving home to begin Bible college studies,
an elderly church-lady baked me a pie. I don’t even remember what kind of pie
it was. Perhaps it was double crust apple, but that detail has escaped me, along
with the pie. What has not flown away is the memory of that simple kindness.
The lady was probably living on retirement income so she couldn’t give me
money. She didn’t offer sage advice although she most likely could have. She
simply did what she could. She baked me a pie.
The fact that I remember the kindness and not this woman’s name is testimony to the
power of small investments made in others. It may seem insignificant to us, but
it may literally linger a lifetime in the grateful mind of the recipient.
Thanksgiving is just days away and we will gather with family and try to
remember why we are thankful. It shouldn’t be as hard as it usually is. Perhaps
it would be easier if we recalled the small kindness given simply. These enrich
our lives and bore deeply into our thinking. They make a home there and change
us for the better. For this we should be thankful.
Stop thinking of what you can’t afford to do. Stop mourning your lack of
time and energy. Just do what you can do and ask God to bless it. Your gift may
last a lifetime.
Mat 10:41 He that receiveth a prophet
in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet's reward; and he that
receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a
righteous man's reward.
Mat 10:42 And whosoever shall give to
drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a
disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
Dear Lord, today someone will need a small act of kindness.
Let me do what I can to be a blessing to others. AMEN
