The Touch Of Kindness!
"He who despises his neighbor sins;
but he who has mercy on the poor,
happy is he."
Proverbs 14: 21
Mamie Adams always went to a post office in
her town because the postal employees there
were friendly. She went to buy stamps
just
before Christmas one year, and the lines
were particularly long.
Someone pointed out there was no need
to wait in line because there was a stamp
machine in the lobby. ‘I know,’ said Mamie,
‘but the machine won’t ask me about my
arthritis.’”
The human touch of kindness is our species’
distinguishing mark and something many go
without due to all of the world’s technological
advances. Many
people sacrifice the modern-
day convenience of machines to get a friendly
greeting from another living, breathing human
being.
Jesus understood the importance of kindness
and took great care in being kind to
everyone,
especially the downtrodden and unsaved. He
knew this was the key to opening the hearts
of those who otherwise might never respond
to the love of Christ.
Make it your goal to be kind to everyone;
you never know who might be in need of
the human touch of kindness.
"It is the duty of every
Christian to be Christ
to his neighbor."
Martin Luther