Advent 10-Not So Random Acts of Kindness--Rehink Church

All lit up.

    Following the leading of Rethink church (www.rethinkchurch.org) I began to think about the not so random acts of kindness that I have witnessed and participated in.  The thought is that while random acts of kindness are awesome and it can change the mood of the whole day when you pay for or receive a coffee out of the blue, it is the not so random acts that take time. They give good thought to who receives them and they cost more time, possibly money, and or aggravation.
     Right now my husband is not so randomly shopping in the pouring/sleeting cold evening after a long day of work so I won't have to go out.  In return I will turn on all his Christmas lights for his arrival. Relationships are made of this type of exchange.
   Advent really is the perfect time to think about what acts of kindness we might be able to deliver to our neighbors, family, friends and strangers. This is the time to deliver the unexpected to a community that waits--waits for warmth, food, shelter, recognition, acknowledgement and ultimately love.
  1 John reminds us that God is love and that where love is God is there.--There is nothing random about that.