Quotes About Kindness

Someone you know is carrying a spiritual or physical or emotional burden of some sort, or some other affliction drawn from life's catalog of a thousand kinds of sorrow. In the spirit of Christ's first invitation to His twelve Apostles, jump into this work. Help people. Heal old wounds and try to make things better.

Lesson number one from the Lord's vineyard: coveting, pouting, or tearing others down does not elevate your standing, nor does demeaning someone else improve your self-image. So be kind, and be grateful that God is kind. It is a happy way to live.

Keep your faith. Look for the good in your situation. Do something kind for someone. Seek Christ devoid of wrapping and tinsel. You will find that despite external circumstances, Christmas—like the kingdom of God—is 'within you' (Luke 17:21).

Be a true friend to those who need your strength and integrity.

I want someone who builds people up, not tears them down. I need someone who makes me laugh and isn't afraid to rib me when I'm being a royal jerk.' She smiled a little. 'You're that girl. I want to be with you, and I want everyone to know it.

You're supposed to raise your friends up, not be happy when they fail.

True power is learning how to put others first and not judge a book by its cover, so to speak.

A few moments later, a group of white birds landed on the steps to watch her. "Hello there!" she said and removed some birdseed from her pocket, laying it on the steps for them to eat. When they were finished, they stayed to watch her work. She didn't mind. It helped to have company, even if they couldn't talk. She found herself talking to them sometimes. True, some might call her mad for conversing with animals, but who was paying attention?

Princess Ella

The world is a lot bigger than just you and me, and life isn't worth living if you don't use your powers to help those around you,

Nothing is too much to ask when it is done out of love,

Miss Gillian Cobbler, thank you for your help once again in keeping evil at bay. Flora has told us of your father's shoemaking woes. Because of that, we would like to commission all glass slippers for the royal palace from his shop from now on. —Princess Ella

One of the best parts of being human is other humans. It's true, because life is hard; but people get to show up for one another, as God told us to, and we remember we are loved and seen and God is here and we are not alone. We can't deliver folks from their pits, but we can sure get in there with them until God does.

People may hate us because of Jesus, but they should never hate Jesus because of us. The way we treat others should lead them to only one conclusion: "If this is how Jesus loves, then I'm in.

You'd be surprised how powerful kindness actually is. I am not being dramatic: you can save hearts and lives with grace. Do

As Jesus explained, the right things have to die so the right things can live—we die to selfishness, greed, power, accumulation, prestige, and self-preservation, giving life to community, generosity, compassion, mercy, brotherhood, kindness, and love. The gospel will die in the toxic soil of self.

We can have our junk together in a thousand areas, but if we don't have love, we are totally bankrupt.

Be kind. Be you. Love Jesus.

Our only hope to speak with kindness, to lead with patience, and to not threaten our children with homicide is to ensure our spiritual reserves are not bone-dry. Moms are the middle of the flow chart; the arrows of exertion flow constantly out from us, but when no arrows of strength, grace, and peace are flowing in, the whole mechanism is in danger. Goodness in equals goodness out.

If we all raised others up instead of raising ourselves a little higher, there would be few needs left on earth.

We can heal and hurt each other, and we do. I'm hoping to help lead a tribe that does more healing and less hurting. I consider that my job.

Love God, love people. Act justly, love mercy, walk humbly. Treat people as you want to be treated. If you want to be great, be a servant.

We can't deliver folks from their pits, but we can sure get in there with them until God does. Live long enough and it becomes clear that stuff is not the stuff of life. People are. We need each other, so we probably ought to practice radical grace, because our well-flaunted opinions are cold companions when real life hits.

May we show love in big and small ways, and may that love reach people accustomed to being shamed or ignored.