Quotes about Kindness

Why God asks us to forgive: because that is what God is like.

God, help me to see others not as my enemies or as ungodly but rather as thirsty people. And give me the courage and compassion to offer your Living Water, which alone quenches deep thirst.

For Jesus, the person was more important than any category or label.

Breaking the cycle of ungrace means taking the initiative. Instead of waiting for his neighbor to make the first move

Our need to give is every bit as desperate as the poor's need to receive.

Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep," advised the apostle Paul (Romans 12:15), wise words that apply especially in times of crisis.

a suffering person needs: love, and not knowledge and wisdom.

It was a kind face, and yet it was strong and fearless too.

When speaking to or about another person, ask yourself if what you are about to say will meet their need: Necessary — Is it necessary to say this? Encourage — Will this encourage? Will it make them feel better? Edify — Will it edify? Will it build them up and make them stronger as a result of what you would say? Dignify — Will it dignify that person? That's the way Jesus treated other people; he gave them a sense of dignity. Criticism

Sometimes you just have to extend a little grace to people. Not because they deserve it - but because we don't deserve it either.

We owe it to our husband or wife, our fellow workers, our children, our friends, indeed to everyone who comes into our lives, to be as happy as we can be.

There are far more kind and honest people than there are courageous people.