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Then Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Surely they leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until they find it? And when they find it, they joyfully puts it on their shoulders and goes home. Then they call their friends and neighbours together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.’ I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. Luke 15. 3-7
Kindness is a 'doing' word. You cannot see love, but you can feel it's effects.
What defines kindness in a community? It is a community that ensures that those without power have all they need, and more. No one is forgotten. In the story of the lost sheep, we can think of the individual attention given to the lost sheep. But is could be any sheep, not just the favoured one. The key message is that we are needed as a community. This is what Vincent Donovan relates in the book 'Christianity rediscovered'. The Maasi people he met with told him, either we all follow your Jesus, or none of us do. We do it together.
PRAYER: Thank you for your kindness to my community.
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