Read: Merciful, gracious, and tender temperament. Jeremiah 9:23-24
Reflect: Kindness is a gift of the Holy Spirit when we give with a merciful and compassionate heart. What is kindness? It can be difficult to define such a vague word. When thinking about kindness, I usually think of a warm and friendly disposition toward another person. It is going out of your way to help others. It is showing gentleness and compassion towards everyone around you. A kind person is polite and well mannered, respectful, considerate, pleasant, agreeable, cheerful, upbeat, caring, helpful, positive, and complimentary. But the fruit of kindness, also known as benignity, is more about being kind to and tolerant toward others and is more than a simple smile or a generous act. It is shown out of a deep-rooted love. The kind of love a parent shows their child, unconditionally and eternally. Kindness is having a heart that is willing to do acts of compassion and give to others above and beyond what we owe to them. True kindness is aligned closely with forgiveness.
Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
St. Teresa of Calcutta
Respond: Today, I will practice many acts of kindness and gentle charity toward those I like the least.
Smitten With Goodness 