Be Kind

" Love is patient, love is kind." 1Corinthians 13:4 NIV

"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you." Ephesians 4:32 NIV

"Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else." 1Thessalonians 5:15 NIV

I have just finished reading several blogs on the news web - Michael Jackson's death, Steve McNair's death, Senator Ensign's affair, Sarah Palin's resignation and several others. People are mean; their observations, opinions, and comments are mean Whether this is brought on by jealousy, envy, hate, fear. discontent or whatever, there are people out there that are just plain mean.

I am not a minister nor a teacher but I was taught that "if you can't say something good about somebody, don't say anything at all." (Thanks Dad) It is astounding to me that people can write comments about people they don't know, about situations without knowing the facts. A Sunday School teacher once told me that females will repeat a rumor without finding out the truth, but a male would not. She may have been correct back then, but she sure is off target now. It doesn't matter the gender, race, educational status or social status - everyone has a nasty comment about everything.

And where did these people come up with this stuff. The accusations, the hate spewing forth, just the plain old meanness reflected in these comments and opinions. No wonder this country is hurting; it is so full of hate it cannot move forward.
Where is our mercy? Who are we to judge?

"Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful, Mercy triumphs over judgment." James 2:12-13 NIV