Thoughts & opinion from the southampton vineyard team
Too kind…
by Helen East on 10th June, 2009
I have been richly blessed by many kindnesses recently. Some have been a total & utter surprise either by their source or the magnitude. Some act of kindness have been no surprise because I do know some ridiculously kind people (but their act of kindness is no less of a blessing just because it’s in their very nature.) And many of the kindnesses haven’t been directed to me at all but it still blesses me to see my friends blessed. The more kindness I see, the more I see… so now I’m in a real ‘kindness after-glow’. It’s a really nice place to be.
I wondered if the reverse would be true? If I went out of my way to look for examples of unkindness - would I be overwhelmed by how mean everyone around me is? I think so. I decided (very late last night) that what I choose to focus on, I see.
So I am reflecting on this verse this week because choosing to ‘think about’ the kindness and the lovely things in life inspires me to want to be kinder and lovelier. I’m sure the same is true of the noble, right, pure, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy things. But I’m saving those for next week.
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. ” (Phil 4 v8 )