Kindness: The Richest Gift

On a Freezing Evening

This evening I saw something which confused me at first,. I live in the southern United States. We seldom get snow here. But tonight the weather was very cold, with a rain-snow mix.. Even with the heater on, I shivered in my car. Well, I stopped at Chick-fil-A to pick up a hot meal. Two employees stood outside taking people’s orders and payment. I was waiting my turn and keeping the car window rolled up until the last possible second. Soon a woman employee walked outside and began taking off her warm winter coat. It was freezing—why would she do that?

But then she helped her male co-worker slip into the warm winter coat and went back inside.

She might forget all about the kind deed she did tonight, but I don’t think he ever will.

Jesus modeled compassion and kindness more than anything else.

So do we want to be a blessing this Christmas season? Then, let’s respond to people with kindness. Because even a kind word can brighten someone else’s day.

This image came from Pixabay.com.

Resources

Here’s a Thai video about the daily life of a kind young man. This may be my favorite YouTube video.