On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable, and the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor, and the parts that are unpresentable are treated with special modesty. 1 Corinthians 12:22-23
We should treat one another kindly, according to the compassion and sweet character of the one who made us. For it is written, “Those who are kind will inhabit the land, and the innocent will be left upon it; but those who break the law will be destroyed from it.”
Clement of Rome (A.D. 35-99) in his First Letter to the Corinthians 14:3-4.
The kindness, compassion, and sweet character of God should leads us to treat people differently than the world treats them. We show honor and kindness to the weak as well as the strong.
There are people around you that would normally be invisible or forgotten that you could treat with special care. This may not only bless their day with kindness, it might show them the way to life.
Clement echoes Paul in calling us to treat each other kindly. When we do, we not only inherit the land, we draw others to this way of living. It shapes our context. Be generous with kindness today.
Today I honor two kind women. My mother in law, Wilma Pickrell, and my daughter in law, Emily Hoag. Both have birthdays today and exhibit kindness and the sweet character of God. Happy birthday Wilma and Emily.