Countering an impersonal world of violence with a smile,
respect, warmth, and acts that affirm the dignity of human
beings created in the Image of God.
- 1. Goodwill; benevolence; that temper or disposition which
delights in contributing to the happiness of others, which
is exercised cheerfully in gratifying their wishes,
supplying their wants or alleviating their distresses;
benignity of nature. Kindness ever accompanies
love.
2. Act of good will; beneficence; any act of benevolence
which promotes the happiness or welfare of others. Charity,
hospitality attentions to the wants of others, &c., are
deemed acts of kindness, or kindnesses.
Acts. xxviii.
- a. Disposed to do good to others, and to make them happy
by granting their wants or assisting them in distress;
having tenderness or goodness of nature; benevolent;
benignant.
- God is kind to the unthankful, and to the
evil. Luke iv.
Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted.
Eph. iv.
Webster's 1st ed., 1828
God has created in me a commitment to:
- Using a gift to show the worth of a person
- Bringing joy out of sorrow
- Giving honor to whom honor is due
- Returning good for evil
And we know that all things work together for good to those who
love God, to those who are the called according to His
purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be
conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn
among many brethren.
-- Romans 8:28-29
I have remembered Thy Name, O LORD, in the night, and have
kept Thy Law.
-- Psalm 119:55
This isn't that New Age
"Positive Thinking" stuff, is it??
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