Simple Acts of Kindness Impact Lots of People

While reading my bible this morning, I came across the story of Tabitha in Acts 9:36-43.  What struck me most about this passage was her simple acts of kindness that marked her life. Done without trumpet or pronouncement.  Just done out of a kindness for another person.

Now for sure, LOTS of things are happening in this passage, like Tabitha being raised from the dead for example.  Talk about a kind act!!  But when you consider Tabitha on her own you get a real sense for her impact on people.   She, “She was always doing kind things for others and helping the poor”.   How do we know it impacted people?  Because when she became ill and died these same people, “sent two men to beg him [Peter], ‘Please come as soon as possible!’”  Why?  To heal her, to raise her from the dead.  To give them hope their friend, Tabitha, would be returned to them.

Those people wouldn’t have bothered if Tabitha had no impact on them.

And that got me to thinking about my Christmas Season and what simple, single act of kindness I could do that might make a small difference.   I can’t change the whole world, but, I can each positively influence a little piece of it. And that is true for each of us. And that adds up to alot.  Sometimes its hard to think of something to do though.  A couple of ideas might help to prime our thoughts.

One is checkout the Random Acts of Kindness web site for some ideas.  Another simple idea is Toys For Tots.  Their drop offs end around Wednesday, 12/14 I think.  A simple, new, unwrapped toy, is all they need.

Happy Christmas/Hanukkah/Soltice/Kwanzaa everyone

Links:
http://toysfortots.org/donate/toys-city-county.asp?txtState=Massachusetts

http://www.randomactsofkindness.org/

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+9%3A36-43&version=NLT