Simple acts of presence

I love the picture of the angels ministering to Christ.   I think if I could preach one last sermon, it would be that each of us needs to be the hands of Christ each day in this world.   Christ said that in his words, "Inasmuch as you have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, you have done it unto me."   That would be my text for my sermon.   It is called simply, kindness.

In this world that I have chosen to live in, these days, I am beseiged by people being unkind to each other and bragging about it with other people.  I need a new focus, a new brain diversion which takes me out of that hostility talk and moves me into a world of new meaning.  Am I opting to not deal with problems at hand -- you bet!  I  am a pronounced failure at reconciliation on some points but I don't have to let it invade my spirit.   I am finally choosing not to live there.  I may move back but I have a choice to move forward.  And I'm taking it!

So I will assume the responsibility of taking on the mantle of kindness--on a individual basis.  I am not out to change THE world;  I am out to try to change someone's world in small ways.   I am not the first to think this role is important.   Great leaders have pronounced it:  Margaret Mead wrote:  "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.  Indeed it is the only thing that ever has!"   Winston Churchill wrote:  "We make a living by what we get.  We make a life by what we give."   Amelia Earhart observed:  "A simple act of kindness throws out roots in all directions and the roots spring up and make new trees."

So I shall press on in my task.  And I will read the blog of a Chicago man 366randomacts.org who helps someone everyday, blogs it as an example to his children of simple kindnesses.