Loving People Isn't EasySample

Love is kind

It is welcoming, approachable, and pleasant to be around.
It isn't unfriendly and standoffish.
It isn't cold and distant.
It certainly isn't malicious and insensitive.
It looks out for that one person that everyone has cast aside.
It makes friends with those whom most avoid.
It goes out of its way to do something considerate.
It is thoughtful, attentive, and helpful.
It empathises with others easily.
It is drawn to those in need and seeks to serve.
It doesn't look the other way.

It goes the extra mile without making an Instagram post about it.
It is gentle to those who are hurting.
It knows when not to laugh at a joke.
It shares without thinking and gives with abandon.
It genuinely compliments and doesn't indulge in flattery.
It smiles at strangers, honours the elderly, and plays with children.
It wears the other person's shoes; it thinks from their perspective.
It gives them the benefit of the doubt.

When nothing nice can be said about someone...
Love says nothing at all.

Love is kind.

A few self-reflection questions:

1. Would people who interact with you describe you as “kind”?
2. Are there certain people in your life you struggle to show kindness and compassion to?
3. How can your actions show that you are kind to others - even strangers?

Journalling Prompt:

Get your journal out and write down the phrase “­­_______ is KIND” (insert your name in the blank space). Now, use your creativity through words, art, painting, doodling, or whatever your creative expression is to bring this page alive intentionally – in a way that you’d remember to practice being kind and compassionate to others like 1 Cor 13 expects us to.