Digging Deeper: Some Things are Unforgettable
…”and to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, charity.”
2 Peter 1:7 (ESV)
SOME THINGS ARE UNFORGETTABLE
The most impactful moment of kindness in my life hit me in 2020. My family was frantic, scared and in quarantine. The isolation was nothing short of traumatic. It was so hard to celebrate the littlest of things, but I will never forget my birthday that year. I’ll never forget the image of my precious mother-in-law pulling into my driveway. She walked up the stairs of my porch with groceries in her hands, flowers in a vase and birthday cookies peeking out of a bag. I watched her walk up those stairs with gifts, tangible items that just ooze her kindness. We tried talking through the windows for a few minutes, we reached our hands out to each other, desperately wishing they could touch. We poured tears together without saying a word. We just stared through the glass, and the feeling of uncertainty hung thick in the air as she left my sweet birthday gifts on the porch and waved good-bye.
I’ll never forget that act of kindness. How she showed up for me and my family, because that’s who she is. When my world felt like it was breaking, she brought me hope in the form of kindness.
Kindness should come natural to us. It should just pour out of us like it does my mother-in-law. As Christians, our actions should be different. Our kindness should make us stand out. It should make others wonder and want the joy that we harvest inside us.
I pray as you go through today, God reminds you of some of the kind moments that have been gifted to you. I pray those memories inspire you to offer kindness so freely to others today.
Kelly Skelton is a Georgia native, raised in the south on Jesus, Georgia football and sweet tea. She is her husbands’ biggest fan and her two daughters’ loudest cheerleaders. She recently published her first children’s book titled, But God Had a Plan. She stays active in the Dallas area as a photographer, videographer, writer, and middle school teacher.