Random Acts of Kindness

On Thursday night we were the recipients of a random act of kindness. We went to get some ice cream after doing some grocery shopping. When we ordered we were told that our total was about $18.00. When we pulled up to pay she said that it was only $14.00. When we asked what the difference was we were told that the person in front of us had donated her change for us. We continued the pattern and donated ours to the person behind us. It was such a simple thing but it made me think about the command to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our daily life. I often fall into the habit of trying to think of how I can feed starving children, provide wells in foreign countries, or somehow make an impact globally. I forget that I need to serve people in my home neighborhood as well. I am blessed to live in an area where I do not see the effects of poverty around me every day, but that does not mean that there are not people who need help. Just because there is not a homeless family down the street does not mean that there is not a family at my daughter's school that could use some extra groceries or even just help cleaning up their yard. I want to make it my goal to see the need around me, and if it is not evident, to look a little deeper to find it. Jesus asks us to serve others all the time, even if I don't feel like I am making a difference. God knows the needs the needs that I can fill, and when I help someone in need I am actually helping Jesus.