Colossians 3:12-16

We used this meeting as an outreach to our community. For this meeting we asked each lady to bring a children’s book and a boxed snack. These will be given to children on our bus route during Spring break. We also encouraged them to bring a guest.

We had several ladies speak on random acts of kindness that had come their way. This was an interesting discussion and ladies were encouraged to show kindness to others. The rewards are endless when you give time, talent or treasure to be uplifting to someone else.

Kindness Quotes:

When I was young, I used to admire intelligent people; as I grow older, I admire kind people.

Abraham Joshua Heschel

Constant kindness can accomplish much. As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.

Albert Schweitzer

No kind action ever stops with itself. One kind action leads to another. Good example is followed. A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. The greatest work that kindness does to others is that it makes them kind themselves.

Amelia Earhart

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Blaise Pascal

Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others, cannot keep it from themselves.

James M. Barrie

We ended the gathering by handing out SMILE cards and asked each lady to do a random act of kindness to someone in the coming weeks. The Smile card served as a reminder.

SMILE cards can be downloaded from this web site: http://www.helpothers.org/cards.php

I asked each lady to get their chap stick out of their handbag and put it on while I read this poem.  It would also be a great idea to purchase a lip gloss or chap stick to give each lady as a reminder to use words of kindness.

Lip Gloss Poem

I have this pot of lip gloss,

I'll put some on each day.

I do it to remind me

To choose the words I say.

I'll try to speak with kindness

to everyone I meet.

I'll try to spread some happiness

to those that I may greet.

This pot of gloss reminds me

of the values I hold dear,

The package is so cheerful

and the message is so clear.

If I want to live the gospel

I'll choose each word I say

I'll speak in just the kindest words

and I won't forget to pray