In my citizenship class I have volunteers who give of their time to help the students. Three of them are university students. I had one last fall who is a high school student. She volunteered as part of her civics class in school. But she missed the last two hours she needed.

I received an email from her asking if she could finish the two hours and of course I said yes. She came last night and shared with me the reason she had not completed her hours.

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In December the doctor found that she had a benign brain tumor. She had surgery in early December and spent 45 days recovering. She returned to school January 20th. Her tumor was the size of a tennis ball.

I had her sit with a mom from Mexico and help her one on one. When it was time for her to leave, I walked her to the door and watched her walk to her mom’s car. As I walked her to the door, I told her I would be praying for her.

Her story reminded me of the Philo quote:

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

We don’t know what is going on in people’s lives until they tell us, but Jesus does. By being kind to others, we keep open the possibility of being able to share the love of Jesus with them.

Thank you for reading. God Bless.

31 responses to “Be Kind”

  1. Taking time to be kind – a good way to live.

  2. Coincidence? No!!! This is the topic we spoke about at family devotion this morning: Be Kind!

      1. That should have been yes!

  3. so true….we don’t know what people are really going through.

    1. Yes and all the more reason to show the love of Jesus

  4. So true. We really don’t know. Being kind is so important.

  5. So true. We should be gentle and kind and not judge because you just never know what people are up against.

    1. Amen little sister 🙂
      How is your new job?

      1. It’s going great! I love it. I’m so thankful! 🙏🏿

  6. So true. Kindness is an open door to sharing God’s love.

    1. Amen 🙂
      How are you little sister?

      1. Doing great. How is your weekend so far?

  7. Thanks for sharing Matt. Praying for others is one of God’s special privileges He honors us with. God’s peace!

    1. Thank you 😀
      Blessings

  8. So important to be kind!

    1. Yes it is. How are you?

  9. Love the quote from Philo. It was perfect.

  10. I love your large heart big bro. It’s so important we know everyone is fighting one battle or the other and we should live in the understanding of this

    May God help us to always.

    1. Thank you little sister. Blessings. How are you?

      1. Smiles. You are welcome bro.

        Good and enjoying the entry into the rainy days. 🙈
        And you?

  11. Hope she is good now and fully recovered?

    1. She is back in school but not 100% yet

      1. Okay bro. Glad to know this. I Pray for her full recovery. 🙏

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