Here’s a little bit of history that might just warm your heart. There was a time in our country when, for either lack of money or material, people would repurpose the material from flour sacks to make clothes for their family. This was a common practice during the Great Depression and World War 2 era. In 1939, in Kansas, when the wheat mills realized that mothers were using their sacks to make clothes for children, they decided to do something incredibly kind. The wheat mills started printing floral designs on their flower sacks so that the children would have something nice to wear when the fabric was repurposed. Not only that, but they also made it so that the labels on the sacks could easily be washed out. They saw a need and chose kindness.
It’s not hard to choose kindness, and step outside of your normal routine to bless someone. Kindness is one of the simplest ways to show love. In many respects, kindness is love in action. If we open our eyes, I think we will see that God presents us with many opportunities to be kind each and every day. Here are a few verses that I think remind and encourage us to choose kindness.
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
-Ephesians 4:32, ESVWhoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed.
-Proverbs 19:17, ESVDo not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
-1 Peter 3:9, ESVSo then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
-Galatians 6:10, ESV
Regardless of what’s on your schedule, where you are, or who you’re with, choose kindness today. Open your eyes to opportunities and open your heart to let God’s love work through you. Sometimes it’s the simple acts of kindness that make the biggest difference.