It’s awesome to observe how an unforeseen act of kindness can brighten the dreariest of day. A simple call or text to see how someone is doing. Dropping off a gift at a friend’s house because they've been stressed out for the last week. Just the smallest act of thoughtfulness can change a day, a life, a sequence of events…it can even rescue families from conflict.
For example, let’s say a husband and wife aren't having the greatest of days (happens in every relationship). She’s been sick with a migraine. He’s had to work five hours of overtime. The kids have been whiny and demanding since they came back from Grandma’s house. The husband knows that the yard needs mowing, but there’s something wrong with the motor…and the mower won‘t start. It’s been a horrible day.
However, the next morning they wake up to the sound of their friend’s truck pulling out of their drive with an empty trailer. Wondering what he was doing, they open the door to the carport and see a 60-inch, zero turn mower with a sticky-note on the seat saying, “Heard you had mower trouble. You can borrow mine.” Unforeseen act of kindness.
Now the husband is anxious to get home from work so he can mow the yard. The wife is happy to know that the yard will look like someone lives in the house. The kids see that Mom and Dad are in good spirits, and happiness infects them for the rest of the week. Why? All from one person taking the time to show kindness to another. Delight came to that family because someone thought about others above self.
“But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him?” (I John 3:17) Who needs an unforeseen act of kindness from you?
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