Sunday Reflection: RAK
Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) week is February
9-15. By nature, I am a kind person, that is, if I don’t have to go out of my
way. That doesn’t do much for humankind, however, if kindness is only convenient.
One day last week, I made (bland) meals for three teachers who have cancer. When one emailed and thanked me for my kindness, I nearly fell out of my chair. I didn't think providing meals as being kind, just providing a service.
I've said this before, kindness takes all forms: smiles, reaching for something on a higher shelf in the grocery store for someone, not judging another as they stand alongside the road asking for money and then giving them $5. If nothing else, Random Acts of Kindness week helps me reflect on what I do and don’t do for others and how my every day life can bring a flicker of hope to someone.
I've said this before, kindness takes all forms: smiles, reaching for something on a higher shelf in the grocery store for someone, not judging another as they stand alongside the road asking for money and then giving them $5. If nothing else, Random Acts of Kindness week helps me reflect on what I do and don’t do for others and how my every day life can bring a flicker of hope to someone.
“When the Son of Man
comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious
throne. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he
will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep
from the goats. He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
Then
the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my
Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation
of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty
and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I
needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in
prison and you came to visit me.’
Then the righteous
will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and
give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in,
or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go
to visit you?’
The
King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of
these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” Matthew
25:31-40 (NIV)
Today is the last day for Random Acts of Kindness—or
is it?
Blessings,
Teresa
Comments
I remember you liking it, telling me of you and Millie. :-)