Kindness and the ill fitted garment October 15, 2012

Kindness – The ill fitted garment

We all have a piece of clothing that we have to wear during special occasions that we just do not really enjoy putting on.  For me it can be a tight fitting tie.  Thinking specifically of Hockey players and what they wear we can see even more evidence of this.  Professional hockey players loved to play the game without helmets.  Now it is mandated that they wear this protective gear.  It may not always be comfortable but it is necessary.  I think some of us view kindness in the same way.   It is something that can work against our sense of self referenced justice.  It is one thing to expect kindness from others but to extend kindness to all those around us is not an easy task.  It is important to realize that we need to continually ask for the Spirit to be working in us and through us so that the ill fitted garment of kindness will seem like a more natural fit.    We seek to, “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”  Ephesians 4:32.  It is my prayer that we will ever increase in kindness so that we will exhibit a caring culture of Christ at this school.