Spiritual Thoughts

K ind hearts are the gardens, Kind thoughts are the roots, Kind words are the blossoms, Kind deeds are the fruits. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   W alk as children of Light for the fruit of Light consists in all goodness and righteousness and truth, trying to learn what is pleasing to the Lord. ~ Ephesians 5:9-10

  Friday Tale ~ Be Nice!            I walked into the office this morning a bit late. Sorry. But there was a good reason. Well actually, one reason wasn't so great; a large amount of traffic at the entrance to Jerusalem.            The really good reason for my delay into the office this morning was that at a street corner near The Jerusalem Post building, a class of third-graders was gathered, wishing passersby: “Good morning; everything is for the good.”             The teacher explained to me that this is something she has done over the years in the winter, and in particular when wintry weather is in the forecast.  Today was sunny and not so chilly and it was a perfect chance for “troubled people walking by to be encouraged by these beautiful children who don’t yet have the worries of adulthood,” said the teacher.       ...

  L et us be kind, The way is long and lonely and human hearts are asking for this only - that we be kind. We cannot know the grief that men may borrow, We cannot see the souls storm swept by sorry, BUT love can shine the way today, tomorrow - Let us be kind. ~ W. Lomax Childress B e kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. ~ Ephesians 4:32