(This post was originally published December 1, 2010. I am republishing it as part of my Christmas in August series since we are very busy right now with our move. I hope you enjoy!)
While these random acts of kindness are great, why should we do them duringthis season? I mean, what is so special about Christmastime? If these acts of kindness and generosity are good at this time of year, aren't they good all year long? I've read through the Bible a few times, and I haven't come across any command to give more freely or to love one's neighbor more during a certain time of the year.
Of course, I do not want to discourage you from doing good this month. In fact, I want to encourage you to act upon these suggestions. However, I do want to challenge you to continue these good deeds into January and February and March and...you get the idea. What's good in December is still good in July.
3 comments:
This is exactly what we've been talking about through our IAOK (intentional acts of kindness) project! We're learning that all kindness requires is thinking of someone other than ourselves.
Kristin, so true! Kindness is such a simple thing usually, but sometimes it is so hard!
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