We were once on holiday in Ireland, and our SatNav was resolutely trying to take us the wrong way to the port. Time was passing alarmingly quickly and it looked like we would miss our ferry home because we were lost. As we stopped to consult maps and SatNavs, a lady following us in a car stopped also and asked where we wanted to go. She then offered to drive to the port, leading the way, cutting through the Dublin streets to bring us safely to our destination with minutes to spare.
Such kindness helped us enormously and was a vivid reminder that it’s the little things in life that often make the difference. This woman wasn’t going to the port that Saturday and went out of her way to help us. She probably didn’t give the incident a second thought, but to us, she was a helper from God, and we were truly grateful.
God is merciful and kind to us, and kindness is something which costs us little but has an enormous impact on others. Those ‘acts of random kindness’ can be pointers to and reminders of God’s character to a world that is often cruel and merciless. Rom 2:4 tells us that it’s God’s kindness that leads us to repentance. How can we show kindness today?
