"Be Kind And Compassionate To One Another."

The little kindnesses and 
self-denials of Christian living!
(Henrietta Wilson, "Little things" 1852)

"Be kind and compassionate 
to one another" Ephesians 4:32 

Look around you, first in your own 
family, then among your friends and 
neighbors, and see whether there is not 
someone you can show kindness to--
someone . . .
  whose little burden you can lighten,
  whose little cares you may lessen,
  whose little pleasures you can promote,
  whose little wants and wishes you can gratify.

Cheerfully giving up our own pleasures 
to minister to others, is one of the little 
kindnesses and self-denials of Christian 
living. Doing little things that nobody likes 
to do, but which must be done by 
someone, is another.

It may seem to many, that if they avoid 
little unkindnesses, they must necessarily 
be doing all that is required. But it is not 
enough to abstain from sharp words, 
sneering tones, petty contradictions, or 
daily little irritations. We must be 
active and earnest in kindness--
not merely passive and inoffensive.

"Therefore, as GOD'S chosen people, 
holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves 
with compassion, kindness, humility, 
gentleness and patience. And over all 
these virtues put on love, which binds 
them all together in perfect unity." 
Colossians 3:12, 14

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